COMM 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Laissez-Faire, Social Skills

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Communication Studies Courses
• Course: COMM 101
• Professor: Lindholm Charmin

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Small collection of ppl who interact with one another usually face to face over time in order to reach goals. Without interaction, a collection of people isn"t a group interdependence. Behavior of one person a ects all the others (ripple e ect) time. Ability of each member to know and react to every other member. Optimal size is the smallest number of ppl capable of performing the task at hand. Teams take group work to a higher level. Clear and inspiring goals (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) Members know why they"re group exists and they believe that purple is impt a results driven structure. They do whatever is necessary to accomplish the task competent team members. Members of winning teams have the skills necessary to accomplish their goals uni ed commitment. Each member is expected to do his or her best extrenal support and recognition.