Group &

Team

PGDHMHC SEM-IV

Presented BY- Shailesh Ingle Roll No-01

Guided By- Dr. Dilip Mulchandani

Group
 What is a group?
 a group is a number of people who work together. They have
individual goals that they work toward collectively. While
groups work toward separate goals, they have a related
interest or identity that brings them together.
 There are two types of groups: informal groups and formal
groups.
 Informal groups are formed naturally around common
interests, identities, or social goals.
 Formal groups are created by company leaders to perform a
specific task for an organization.
 Group advantages
 Groups build temporary relationships: Since groups focus
on individual members working in parallel to one another,
they build temporary working relationships such as short-
term external projects or temporary internal consulting. 
 Groups are great for efficiency: While teams work to
create efficiency for the greater good, groups focus on
individual efficiency. This can improve effectiveness when
looking at individual work and larger group objectives. 
 Groups focus on individual growth: Since groups support
individual work, they also focus on individual growth. This
can be seen in the form of individual experts rather than a
team of experts.
Group drawbacks
 Groups can alienate individuals: Since groups
work individually, there isn’t as much time spent
on team building. This lack of teamwork can
alienate individuals and cause communication
issues. 
 Groups don’t support organizational
goals: Likewise, this lack of teamwork can cause a
gap in organizational clarity. This makes it
difficult to connect work to organizational goals
and objectives. 
 Types of Groups
 Work Groups:  Either formal, such as teams, committees or training groups, or
informal maybe setup to tackle an ad-hoc problem.
 Neighborhood Groups:  An example of a neighborhood group would be one
established to develop local amenities.
 Social Groups | Special Interest groups:  These are groups established to meet
the needs of a particular sector (e.g. age group, gender) or interests (e.g. music or
sports).  Examples include Women’s Institute and Scouts.
 Self-Help Groups:  Such groups are often established to work through particular
emotions or to provide support for people with a certain illness, e.g. helping to
overcome an addiction such as Alcoholics Anonymous.
 Inter-Agency Groups:  These are developed between agencies/organisations that
work in related fields to improve product and/or client services.  In addition, they
aid communication and establish joint ventures to prevent duplication and
confusion.
 Pressure Groups:  The function of pressure groups is to challenge the status quo,
often by using high profile tactics to gain media attention to achieve their aims.
5 stages of group development
 According to this stages of group development model, each
group or team is likely to go through the following connected
5 stages during their joint work:
 1.The Forming Stage — mainly characterized by team
orientation.
 2. The Storming Stage — mainly characterized by a power
struggle.
 3. The Norming Stage — mainly characterized
by cooperation, integration, and unity.
 4. The Performing Stage — mainly characterized by
overall synergy.
 5. The Adjourning Stage — mainly characterized by a sense
of closure.
 Characteristics of Groups
 Interdependence. a primary characteristic of groups is
that members of a group are dependent on the others for the
group to maintain its existence and achieve its goals.
 Interaction. It probably seems obvious to you that there
must be interaction for groups to exist.
  Synergy.-Work together to achieve goal
 Role structure : The set of defined roles and
interrelationships among those roles that the group member
defined and accept.
 Common Goals. Having interaction and synergy
would be relatively pointless in groups without a
common goal.
 Shared Norms. develop shared norms to help them
achieve their goals. Even with a goal in place,
random interaction does not define a group. Group
interaction is generally guided by norms a group has
established for acceptable behavior. Norms are
essentially expectations of the group members,
established by the group and can be conscious and
formal, or unconscious and informal.
 Cohesiveness. One way that members understand of the
idea of communicating in groups and teams is when
they experience a sense of cohesiveness with other
members of the group. When we feel like we are part of
something larger, we experience a sense of cohesion or
wholeness, and may find a purpose that is bigger than
our own individual desires and goals.
 Team
 What is a team?
 A team is a number of people who work together to
accomplish a shared purpose or goal. Each team is the sum of
its parts, which means members of the team rely on one
another to accomplish the outcome. 
 Teams work together to solve problems, create new products,
and other functions such as aligning passions and purpose.
There are a few different types of teams, including cross-
departmental teams, process teams, and self-managed
teams. Each of these differs slightly but shares similar
advantages and disadvantages.
Team advantages
 Teams build on collaboration and synergy: Teamwork can
increase collaboration and synergy. These help support the
overall goal and can aid in communication and
organizational transparency. 
 Teams encourage group productivity: While groups aid in
efficiency, teams have the advantage when it comes to
productivity. This is because team members support each
other’s work and help solve the overall problem, making the
actual work more productive. 
 Teams are better for problem solving: It’s true that the
more people brainstorm together, the better. This is why
teamwork can help solve problems quicker and more
effectively the first time around. 
Team drawbacks
 Teams don’t always focus on individual growth: While
not always the case, some teams struggle with fostering
individual growth. This is because results are most
commonly focused on the greater good than what’s best
for each person. 
 Teams may struggle with efficiency: Teams have the
advantage of productivity, though they can struggle with
efficiency if the right organizational processes are not put
into place. This can cause work to take longer than
expected and deadlines to be missed. 
 WHY USE TEAMS
 1. More knowledge and skill is brought to the
problem.
 2. Information flow is more effective.
 3. More people are aware of the full breadth of the
problem.
 4. Meetings are more productive and goal-oriented.
 5. Better decisions are made.
 6. Team problems are identified sooner and more
clearly.
 7. Team members learn from each other.
 8. The team becomes more cohesive and develops a
stronger sense of belonging to the organization
. 9. Overall morale improves.
 10. More is accomplished than is possible by
equivalent individual efforts.
 11. Productivity and time savings are achieved by
eliminating duplication of efforts.
 12. Absenteeism and missed deadlines are
reduced.
 13. Team members understand organizational
issues better.
 14. Management work is shared.
 15. Teams set and achieve tougher goals than
individuals.
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF
EFFECTIVE TEAMS
 1. The purpose, mission, or main objective is known and
understood by all team members.
 2. Communication in the team is open, direct and honest.
 3. Sufficient leadership is available in the team.
 4. There is regular review of how well the team is
performing toward achieving its purpose.
 5. There is an agreed organizational structure to the team.
 6. Adequate resources are available to permit the team to
perform it’s function, including skills, tools, facilities, and
budgets.
 7. Synergy exists, so the team performs in a way that is
greater than the sum of its parts.
Difference Between Group and Team
Definition
 Group: Group refers to a number of people who are
connected by some shared activity, interest, or quality.
 Team: Team refers to a number of persons associated
together in work or activity.
Common Goal
 Group: Group members may not share a common
goal.
 Team: Team members have a common cause or goal.
Roles
 Group: Specific roles and duties are not assigned to
individuals.
 Team: Specific tasks are assigned to each individual.

Independence of Members
 Group: Group members are independent since they do not
rely on each other.
 Team: Team members are interdependent since different
roles are assigned to different people.
Knowledge of Other Members
 Group: Group members may not have even seen each other
if the group consists of many people.
 Team: Team members are usually aware of each other’s
weaknesses.
Thank You