Twelve Angry Men Team Analysis

There are four elements that have impact on a highly functioning team. These are context, composition, competency and the change managements skills of a team. In the movie Twelve Angry Men, the effectiveness can be viewed in several different ways. In terms of context the team struggles with the physical environment, as well as the emotional and cultural environment The composition of the team was very varied and came from a variety of different occupations. Because to this diverse background, some of the jurors were better suited for the task at hand. It became obvious that as time moved on, some of the team members were better versed at managing change as well. Within the effectiveness of the group other factors play an important role as well. There are also very important competencies that teams must have. Conflict management, group dynamics, decision making, influence and stereotyping all play a part in how competently a team can work. …show more content…
There was no deep level of trust for each, and therefore the viewed each other with suspicion. The team really spent very little time getting to know one another, or to access the strengths of each other, so they really could not have a good appreciation for what each of their skill sets brought to the table. Additionally, there was weak leadership which caused confusion in the team about who should be doing what activity. Initially when conflict is introduced, the jury members attempted to gang up against juror number eight who is seen as the source of disagreement. Juror number three is constantly trying to control the outcome, and continues to be hostile towards the team in an effort to get them to agree with his opinion. Other members of the team either choose the side of juror eight or juror three. These two became more the focal point of the argument, and it became more of a power struggle between the two at least in the eyes of juror number