Why do we work in groups?

• Solve problems more creatively

• Essential skills like active listening
and synthesizing one’s own and
other’s point of view is learned
• Vital element of participative
management
 Important definitions
Group The scientific study of groups also a term for the group
dynamics: processes.
Group: Two or more individuals who influence one another through
social
interaction.

Group The strength of the bonds that links group

cohesion: members, the unity of a group.
Groupthink: A strong agreement-seeking tendency
that affects a group’s decision making.
Example: Doing what the group tells
you to do even if it is contradictory to
your own thinking.
Stages of group work
Group member roles

All members
Dominance part of No
by 1 person decision- leadership
making