Group & Team Dynamics

A collection of individuals who: - have a shared purpose or objectives - have personal or task interdependence (or both) - share interpersonal attraction - exert mutual influence on others

A group of individuals who must interect with each other to accomplish common goals

- have a sense of collective identity - all members have distinctive roles and know their own role - have norms and social rules that guide behavior - have structured modes of communication - members have interdependency and common goals

All teams are groups but not all groups are teams

1. linear perspective 2. cyclical persepctive 3. pendular perspective

1.forming - familiarisation, formation of interpersonal relationships, development of team structure 2.storming - rebellion, reisitance to the leader & to control by the group, interpersonal conflict 3.norming - development of solidarity & cooperation, stabilisation of team roles and effort to achieve encomonmy of effort & effectiveness 4. performinf - channeling of energies for team success

- development of groups is similar to the life cycle - birth, growth, death - emphasis is on the terminal phase of the groups existence - as the group develops it psychologically prepares for its breakup - especially relevant for groups that last 10-15 wks

- shifts occur in interpersonal relationships during the growth and development of groups - groups don't progress through linear phases 1. orienatation 2. differentiation & conflict 3. resoluation & cohesion 4. differentiation & conflict 5. termination *can go back & forth between stages

Behaviors required or expected or a person occupying a certain position

Dictated by the nature and structure of the organisation

Evolve from the groups dynamics or interactions among group members

A level of performance, pattern of behavior of belief

- social support - proximity - distinctiveness - fairness - similiarity

An echange of resources between atleast 2 people perceived by both as intended to enhance the wellbeing of the recipient

1. listening 2. emotional 3. emotional challenge 4. reality confirmation 5. task appreciation 6. task challenge 7. personal assistance