Group

Some of the skills that also contributed to the effectiveness of the group were Mayor Echterling’s focusing skills, which he used during the drug enforcement and road repair discussions to keep members from spending to much time on a subject or deviating too much from the conversation (Toseland and Rivas 2017). Eventually this skill was used to postpone the road discussion so that the meeting time could be used more effectively. Other skills used were also related to making an effective use of…

fulfilled, members will move to the next phase which is the control phase. Members are now concern on whether they are in a top or down position in the group. Some control issues might arises such as their ability to influence other members and their particular responsibility in the group. Members are curious about the rules and regulations of the group, roles of the leaders and each member as well as other issues related to influence, power and responsibility. As example, members want their…

The roles that group members play has been investigated in the same way that leaders have been analyzed in research pertaining to group communication. The roles that are found within a group are characterized by dynamism in comparison to the leadership roles. The reason for this is that they can be played by more individuals in the group. In addition, an individual member can play different roles within a group set-up or play a regular role over a long period of time. Various factors such as…

Group-Type Facilitation: An examination of Strengths and Areas for Improvement My desire to become a counselor is derived from a direct experience with substance abuse and subsequent recovery; therefore, the substance abuse population is the primary population I am seeking to work with as a professional counselor. There are several reasons why group counseling is utilized with the addicted population. These include the ability for one counselor to see multiple clients, due to managed care…

The primary objective of this article is to examine the strategy-performance of the firm. The paper studies the issue of strategic group from different theoretical point of views. There are some researchers suggest that it is beneficial to consider the firm characteristics while other researchers recommend studying the industry as a whole. The strategic group discipline is the center focus of the individual firm and industry, which helps in achieving explanatory study between the firm strategy…

Forming. In this stage the group is preoccupied with organising and delegating tasks and therefore serious issues don’t tend to arise (Chimaera Consulting Ltd, 2001). Individuals gather information about the task, ways to tackle it, and impressions of other group members. In an attempt to make a good impression on others, conflict is avoided and little progress is made. Modern Moa Limited staff members are likely to see a group member step up as the leader of the group, not necessarily the…

from the experience of doing a practice focus group, I did a real focus group last Saturday. I reserved a group study room in undergraduate library to conduct my focus group, because we would not get interrupted, and we would also not interfere with other people’s study. The focus group went on smoothly, and I was glad to see the group discussion going pretty well. Additionally, there are still some space for me to improve and moderate a better focus group discussion. My expected number of…

While the term “minority” is most commonly used to reference a socially subordinate ethnic group based on one’s culture, beliefs, nationality or language; multiple other types of minorities also exist. Minority groups can also consist of individuals with physical disabilities, or economic hardships such as the poor or unemployed. The term “age minorities” refers to members of the work force that are younger or older than the typical working age. Sexual minorities also exist in the general…

Psychoeducational Group Psychoeducational group is one of the effective group to utilize working with a diverse populations. According to Gladding, “psychoeducational groups were originally develop for use in educational settings, especially public schools. Psychoeducational groups with well-organized and structured activities and exercises, help increase the self-worth of participants. Based on Yalom’s research on therapeutic factors, these groups provide information, socializing techniques,…

A group of people is defined as any collection of people who consider each other to be a group. People in groups have different characteristics that distinguish them from a random crowd, such as a sense of identity, loyalty or how much the group means to them, having a purpose or sort of reason as why to be in the group, and finally a source of leadership in the group. An organisation can be considered one large group within itself, however it consists of several sub-groups that have their own…