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... The strength of an integrated group is always greater than the aggregate might of the individuals forming part of it. ... Whether Groups are formal groups or informal groups; the hope is that productivity, creativity, and results will be greater in a group environment. You may have a group of people who are each good performers in their own right. However, when they get on the same group, the whole is not as effective and productive as the sum of their parts. ... Effective teams can dramatically improve productivity, increase employee involvement, improve morale and enhance creativity. This essay will discuss the key elements for managing and enhancing group effectiveness with group dynamics.
Group effectiveness - The extent to which a group accomplishes the goals it sets for itself.
Group dynamics - The forces operating in groups that affect group performance and member satisfaction.
Stage of group development
Groups generally pass through a standardized sequence in their evolution.
Forming
In the Forming stage, members cautiously explore the boundaries of acceptable group behaviour. This is a stage of transition from individual to member status, it completes when members begin to think themselves as part of a group. ...
Storming
As members accept the group then they will feel the constraints impose on themselves. ... Storming is probably the most difficult stage for the group. Members argue about just what actions the group should take. They try to rely solely on their personal and professional experience, and resist collaborating with most of the other group members.
During this stage group members have little energy to spend on progressing towards the groups goal. ... As this stage complete, there will be a clear hierarchy of leadership within group. ... They accept the group, group rules, their roles in the group, and the individuality of fellow members. ... Group energy has move from getting to know to perform the task.
To this stage, the group is an effective, cohesive unit. A manager can tell when a group has reached this stage because there starts getting a lot of work done.
What is an effective group? ... But just what does it mean a ˇ°goodˇ± group? This question is important to any manager who cares build up an effective group. The figure above shows that there are two outputs from group activity cycle:
The achievement of objectives set (on time, acceptable quality standards, within budget)
Member satisfaction (recognition of effort by other group members and organization, encouragement in their efforts)
It imply that effectiveness should be measured against both of these criteria.
An effective group is a group that achieves high levels of both task performance and human resource maintenance; that is the members of an effective group accomplish their task goals and maintain positive working relationships with one another. An effective group gets its job done and takes good care of its member in the process. In terms of task performance, an effective group achieves its performance goals in the standard sense of timely and high-quality work results. In terms of human resource maintains, an effective group is one whose members are sufficiently satisfied with their task, accomplishments and interpersonal relationships.
Approximate Word count = 2522
Approximate Pages = 10.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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