“The Forgotten Team Member” Case Study Looking into this case study, “The Forgotten Team Member” I noticed some things that could effect a team positively and negatively. Also, I notice some things that separates a good leader from a great or effective leader. Throughout this paper I will touch basis on the stages of group development, identify the primary and secondary problems within Christine’s group, and I will give two possible solutions to the primary problem. There are a couple of things
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The Forgotten Group Member Name: Institution: Instructor: Date of submission: Introduction There are five main stages in group development. These are formation, storming, norming, the performing stage and the adjourning stage (Hellriegel & Slocum, 2007). It is necessary for each of these stages to be undertaken by every group; clearly knowing when on stage ends and another begins. Failures to do so, problems occur, that may culminate to poor performance
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Behavior Case Study The Forgotten Member Group Development The stage I believe the group is at is the “Storming Stage”. The reason I picked this stage is because from reading the case study it seem as if the team was in conflict with one of the members Mike. In the textbook on page 168 it tells us that the storming stage is where high emotions and tension among the group members happens. Also, this is the stage members’ different attitude starts to develop on the team and from the case study
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Case Study: The Forgotten Member MGMT 591 Leadership and Organizational Behavior Professor Bailey March 29, 2013 We could probably start the conversation off by saying, “poor Christine” and “this is the reason why I never take group leader”. I almost had a flashback myself! Group dynamics and group development is very important. According to the case study, Christine already had a problem to begin with and although at the time it was a minor fix, it eventually became a major concern. Teamwork
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Leadership and Organizational Behavior Case Study 1 “The Forgotten Group Member” Andrea Watts Keller University Leadership and Organizational Behavior MGMT 591 Timothy Staley November 16, 2013 Group Development As I began reading the “Forgotten Group Member”, I found that the group is in the “storming” stage of team development. I am able to determine this due to the setting of the events laid out by the author. The setting gives the present then it goes back and tells that the team
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The Forgotten Group Member Case Study Leadership and Organizational Behavior/GM591 January 22, 2012 Group Development After reading the case study and reviewing the five stages of team development. I can say that the team is in the Storming stage of the team development. Even though they may appear in the Performing stage because the other team members were handling their part of the paper, the professor advised the team that they must deal with the problems within
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Forming is the initial stage of the group. It is highlighted by individuals assembling, getting to know each other, while establishing and structuring group operations. Storming consists of the group dealing with conflict and defining group task. The norming stage results when the group builds relationships and begins really working together. The next stage is performing, which marks the development of a seasoned, organized and effective group. Once the group has moved through its’ respective stages
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Behavior Case Study The Forgotten Team Member: A Case Analysis Shon Gregory 11-26-2012 Group Development Just as all people go through phases of change in their lifecycle, childhood, adolescence, adult, and old age, teams also go through development/lifecycle phases as well. Depending upon the stage of development that a team is in, issues, challenges, and opportunities should be handle differently. Those phases are Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning. In our Case Study
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Abstract The case study about the “Forgotten Group Member” illustrates the complexity of group dynamics when one of the stages of team development is not adequately discussed. The specific group is made up of five members. The team leader is Christine, an “A” student who is very conscientious about her course average. Included in the group are a quiet group member, a class clown, a businesslike individual, and a reliable member who goes above and beyond what is required. With such diversity
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“The Forgotten Member” Case Study 1. Group development After carefully reviewing details given for the case, it seems that the group is stuck between storming and norming stages. Even though four members of the team accepted each other and started working together on the assignment, there is one person that has been, as per title of the case, forgotten member. Mike does not participate in the meetings and is not contributing as expected by the team. At the same time, team members are not concerned
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