Prison Break Small Group Communication

Wither if you are a child, student or an adult we have been put into small groups at one point in time. For most students, like myself, it is for group projects. DeVito defines a small group as,” a collection of individuals who are connected to one another by some common purpose, are interdependent, have some degree of organization among them, and see themselves as a group.” Being a part of a small group involves a large amount of communication to make it successful.
One good way I was able to find good group communication was through the show Prison Break. Prison Break follows a man, Michael Scofield, on his personal mission to break his older brother out of prison. Michael is convinced that his brother, Lincoln Burrows, is innocent of the crime for which he was committed, which was the murder of the vice president’s brother. Lincoln is put on death row, and scheduled for execution within the next month. Michael must make connections on the prison block that will aid him in his escape, but enemies are sure to make slow work of Michael’s plans.
Within the first two episodes the show displayed the five small group stages. As DeVito states the five small group stages are the opening, feedforward, and
The leadership approach that applies to Michael the most is the traits approach. DeVito defines the traits approach to leadership as, “leaders must possess certain qualities if they’re to function effectively. Traits found to be associated with leadership are intelligence, dominance honesty, foresight, and knowledge.” Michael displays all of these traits in every episode. Before he went to prison Michael was a successful engineer and he saw the world differently than most people did. He would see problems and would figure out ways to make them better, and new ways to overcome the situation. He didn’t just have a back-up plan, he had back-up plans to his back-up