Importance of group communication
Name- Shruti vaghani
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Group and Team Communication
Groups and Teams Defined
Types of Groups and Teams
Group and Team Dynamics
Group and Team Phases of Development
Diversity in Groups and Teams: Adapting to Differences
Groups and Teams Defined
Communicating In Small Groups consists of a small number of people common purpose sense of belonging members exert influence on others in the group
Small group communication is the transactive process of creating meaning among 3 to 15 people who share a common purpose, who feel a sense of belonging, and who exert influence on each other.
Groups and Teams Defined
Communicating In Teams A team is a coordinated group of people
organized to work together to achieve a specific, common goal.
Groups and Teams Defined
Distinctions Between Groups and Teams
Teams develop clearly defined responsibilities for team members.
Teams have clearly defined rules for team operation.
Teams develop clear goals.
Teams develop a way of coordinating their efforts.
Characteristics of Effective Team Members
Experience
Problem-Solving Ability
Openness
Supportiveness
Action Oriented
Positive Personal Style
Types of Groups and Teams
Primary Groups exist to fulfill the basic human need of
associating with others
Study Groups meet to learn new ideas
Therapy Groups exist to provide treatment for the personal
problems that group members may have
Types of Groups and Teams
Problem Solving Groups exist to resolve an issue or overcome an
unsatisfactory situation or obstacle to achieve a goal
Focus Groups small groups of people who are asked to
discuss a particular topic or issue
Social Groups exist just for the joy of socializing with others
Group and Team Dynamics
Roles onsistent ways you communicate with others in a group
Types of Roles task social individual
Chapter 9: Understanding Group and Team Communication
Group and Team Dynamics
Rules team ground rules
Norms standards that determine what is
appropriate and inappropriate behavior in a group
Status an individual’s importance and
prestige
Chapter 9: Understanding Group and Team Communication
Group and Team Dynamics
Communication Interaction Patterns a pattern of communication that identifies the
frequency of who talks to whom
Networks of Communication all-channel chain wheel
Chapter 9: Understanding Group and Team Communication
All-Channel Network everyone talks to everyone else
Group and Team Dynamics
Chain Network people convey a message through
one person at a time
Group and Team Dynamics
Chain Network people convey a message through
one person at a time
Group and Team Phases of Development
Orientation primary tension
Conflict secondary tension
Emergence conflict is reduced
Reinforcement group develops a sense of “we”
Process Nature of Group Phases
Understanding Diversity in Groups and Teams
Differences in Working Collectively or Individually individualism and collectivism
Differences in the Use of Time monochronic/polychronic
Differences in the Use of Personal Space high-contact/low-contact