COLLAB 2N03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Pool Group, Group Cohesiveness, Mercy Corps
21 Dec 2014
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Volunteering to a team: why form groups, 1. Groups can be an important means to accomplishing an outcome. Ex join a union to have greater support-means to a stronger voice. E. x. join neighbourhood watch so everyone can police the community: 2. Group interactions can be a desirable outcome themselves. E. x. join a car pool means to saving gas, but joining the car pool group is an end that fosters communication, interaction,etc: 3. Similar people are often attracted to each other. Joining a group so that you"re around people that are different people (not like minded people) Typical stages of group development: gives you the idea of problems/stages a group goes through, some groups don"t go through stages quicker/slower, might skip stages, 1. Forming: what are we doing here, what are others like, what is our purpose, getting acquainted learning about people"s strength"s weakenss, competenices, everyone is nice to everyone here, 2.
