The Information Giver In A Group Case Study

Not only is explaining peoples ideas important but making sure that the groups ideas are in line with the instructions given to the group.. This in a group would be known as the information giver. The information giver “provides the group with relevant information researches, organizes, and presents needed information”(p53) the group information giver in this case was Diane. she would make sure that everyone would be aware of the instructions for the activates and at times would even over analyze given instructions, like in the paper plate activity. An example of Diane acting as the information giver was a few days before the group presentation was due Diane text everyone in the group making sure that they where aware of the guidelines of the …show more content…
The energizer in a group task is the person who motivates (53 diane). In this case Jonnie was the energizer of the group. Jonnie in many occasions would tell the group that there doing grate and the end result will be good as well. At times jonnie was very quite but once out of his shell was able to give really good insight and able to motivate in his own special way. An example when jonnie was the motivator was while the group was brain storming and trying to come up with ideas for a paper plate activity. Jonnie saw how jullissa and Diane where trying to think of something good and he said , “do not worry what ever it is it will be good” .Not only was Jonnie the motivator for this situation but he also was able to be the tension releaser. the “tension releaser alleviates tension with friendly humor and monitors tension levels and tries to relax the …show more content…
An “effective leader catalyze support for the collective common good, not just parochial self- interest”(Lee.p. 219). When looking at this quality of a leader ship there where two group members who definitely went above and beyond. The first one was Jullissa she would many times bring snacks for the group and never expect anything back. The next person was Scott. He also saw that one of the group members would sometimes feel a little tired and took it on himself to bring that individual coffee to give him a boost of energy. Although, nether group member where obligated to go above and beyond it maid a difference in how the group worked together.The next quality that can be seen important for a leader is to allow people to feel that its ok to laugh and that they provide comic relief, humor and perspective (219). Although plenty of humors insdentses occurred there where two group members that stuck out the most, Jonnie and Scott. Jonnie created this humors environment when it came down to working on group projects he would say something that would make everyone laugh and remind each other that whatever is going on its ok to laugh and have fun with