Group dynamics and leadership
Group Dynamics and Leadership
Good team functioning is a product of cooperative structures and the intelligent, responsible participation of the team's members. (Resource Manual for a Living Revolution, p. 43)
Group dynamics and leadership are the core of understanding racism, sexism, and other forms of social prejudice and discrimination. These applications of the field are studied in psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science, epidemiology, education, social work, business, and communication studies.
Group Dynamics
Group dynamics are any interactions that happen between people when they are put into a group setting. The study of group dynamics can be useful in understanding decision-making behavior of groups and is useful in studies of psychology, sociology, political science, and other fields Psychologists study these behaviors to analyze how we act when around each other.
Leadership
Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Leaders are considered to have a large influence over the success of groups
GOOD LEADERSHIP MEANS:
• to accept and clarify feelings of another without threat;
• to aid the group's insight into its feelings and attitudes;
• to recognize and interpret forces operating in a group;
• to sense the development of tension;
• to state all sides of a controversy fairly and objectively;
• to recognize and articulate themes noticed in discussion;
• to summarize group discussion;
• to collect thinking and restate it for group acceptance and action;
• to coordinate the questions and steps a group needs to consider in order to reach a decision;
• to encourage others to gain experience in and learn skills of leadership
REASONS FOR GROUP FORMATION:
1. Have a sense of security: The group enables the person to reduce a sense of insecurity and have stronger feeling with few
Good team functioning is a product of cooperative structures and the intelligent, responsible participation of the team's members. (Resource Manual for a Living Revolution, p. 43)
Group dynamics and leadership are the core of understanding racism, sexism, and other forms of social prejudice and discrimination. These applications of the field are studied in psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science, epidemiology, education, social work, business, and communication studies.
Group Dynamics
Group dynamics are any interactions that happen between people when they are put into a group setting. The study of group dynamics can be useful in understanding decision-making behavior of groups and is useful in studies of psychology, sociology, political science, and other fields Psychologists study these behaviors to analyze how we act when around each other.
Leadership
Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Leaders are considered to have a large influence over the success of groups
GOOD LEADERSHIP MEANS:
• to accept and clarify feelings of another without threat;
• to aid the group's insight into its feelings and attitudes;
• to recognize and interpret forces operating in a group;
• to sense the development of tension;
• to state all sides of a controversy fairly and objectively;
• to recognize and articulate themes noticed in discussion;
• to summarize group discussion;
• to collect thinking and restate it for group acceptance and action;
• to coordinate the questions and steps a group needs to consider in order to reach a decision;
• to encourage others to gain experience in and learn skills of leadership
REASONS FOR GROUP FORMATION:
1. Have a sense of security: The group enables the person to reduce a sense of insecurity and have stronger feeling with few