Essays on Group Cohesiveness

Reflective Essay on an Organizational Problem

Introduction In my summer job, I and my fellow group members faced some issues in completing the project assigned by the leader. My leader made a group of members, including me from different backgrounds to complete the project plan for new stadium. The leadership style of our leader was autocratic as he did not assign the responsibility to anyone to make decisions, but retain all authority by himself and made all key decisions related to project. In addition, he was not involved in the two-way communication to motivate the employees to achieve organizational goals. In turn, the issues occurred ...

Personal Leadership Development Plan

STEP 1: MY GOALS I am an accounting major at college level. My pursuit of the course is due to my passion for numbers as I seek professional qualifications in accounting. Ultimately, after the completion of my degree, I would want to operate at the most senior positions of financial organizations as I seek to impart my knowledge into the business and help in managing people. However before I attain the ultimate goal, there one major hurdle that I would like to go over- Internship at a big four firm. I believe that training at the highest level will ...

Defensiveness in communication hinders positive group climate and is an obstacle to group cohesiveness. The previously existing norms within the group were friendly, casual and honest interactions. Decisions were made through open debates in which all members participated by asking and answering questions, and although a consensus was not always achievable, open discussions were welcomed. The group meetings were previously held with an open, flexible, and casual structure that was not strict on punctuality or formalities. The group norms in the case study were violated when George and Margaret used formal and rigid communication structures within the group. Their ...