Group Observation

After watching the presentation on team work and being in groups, it taught me the things that are necessary in order for a group to be successful. In order to be successful in a group, the group needs to plan everything out in advance, they need to communicate, and have a leader who can take the initiative. Notably when watching the presentation some of the observations I recognized included planning everything within the first two meetings. Throughout the presentation they did not say which member received which roles, or even set a proper meeting time. Instead all they did was bicker and hardly got any work done. In order to succeed in a group every little thing such as meeting times and dates, team roles, goals and deadlines. These should be made within the first meetings in order to make sure that everything gets done in proper timing in order to get that 4.0. In the GB 112 group I am in we covered all the basics within the first meeting, and even have a punishment settled out if a group member decides to miss a meeting without an …show more content…
Communication is key in a group. Group members need to communicate at all times, talk or message any of the group members. In fact they need to talk to make sure that everyone is doing their job. If one member is not active or does not do an equal amount of work, then the other members of the group should speak to the individual. Communication is also key in groups because then the main goals such as getting a 4.0 on the project is clear to every member. While viewing the presentation the group was hardly doing this. Between the first and second meeting, two members of the group did most of the work and the other 3 members had no idea because they did not talk much. Also due to not communicating or efficient planning the group fell behind two weeks. If they communicated properly, then there would be no need to split up into mini groups or have one person do more work than