Online I believe there has been a recurring theme and challenge to the leader to make the online portion feel more group-like. Although we as group members have been challenging each other with regard to ideas on how we can make this online class more group like; overall, it’s a challenge to the professor, who also functions as the leader. Once we terminate this class and group, it’s up to her (Dr. Pizzi) to take into account any ideas we may have discussed over the semester, and apply them to other classes. How a leader handles confrontation to his or her leadership, at any stage, has a profound impact on the trust level in the group (Corey, Corey, & Corey, 2014). I believe we challenge the level of responsiveness from the leader in our group.
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I think we have all found roles we are comfortable with, and are satisfied with those roles; even the new members seem to have done this as well. By the working stage, participants have learned how to involve themselves in group interaction without waiting to be invited into an interaction (Corey, Corey, & Corey, 2014). Throughout the semester we have been brainstorming ways that we can productively change the direction, or dynamic of the group, doing so without the help of the leader, which is also work that is typical during the working stage. Also, group norms have been furthered developed, there has been a deepening of trust among group members, we have focused on the here and now, goals of the group have been identified, and the cohesion in our group is definitely high at this point, all characteristics of the working stage. Only thing I wonder about in our working stage is the level conflict, and if there any conflicts being recognized, if so, whether they’re sufficient, and have been resolved. Some groups become “too nice” and diligently avoid conflict and confrontation (Yalom, 1995). I believe that some group members still have certain fears about our group, which may lead to a lack of confrontation, self-disclosure, and risk. For these reasons, I believe there are still remnants of the transition stage left. In actual practice there is considerable overlapping of
I think we have all found roles we are comfortable with, and are satisfied with those roles; even the new members seem to have done this as well. By the working stage, participants have learned how to involve themselves in group interaction without waiting to be invited into an interaction (Corey, Corey, & Corey, 2014). Throughout the semester we have been brainstorming ways that we can productively change the direction, or dynamic of the group, doing so without the help of the leader, which is also work that is typical during the working stage. Also, group norms have been furthered developed, there has been a deepening of trust among group members, we have focused on the here and now, goals of the group have been identified, and the cohesion in our group is definitely high at this point, all characteristics of the working stage. Only thing I wonder about in our working stage is the level conflict, and if there any conflicts being recognized, if so, whether they’re sufficient, and have been resolved. Some groups become “too nice” and diligently avoid conflict and confrontation (Yalom, 1995). I believe that some group members still have certain fears about our group, which may lead to a lack of confrontation, self-disclosure, and risk. For these reasons, I believe there are still remnants of the transition stage left. In actual practice there is considerable overlapping of