Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Chapter 2 question one
When parts of a group do not function well the group will be unsuccessful. In order for a group to be successful each member must be interdependent. However, when one or more group member does not complete the task that they are assign the group will most likely end up being unsuccessful. All through out college I had to work in small groups and most of the time someone ended up doing more work then they should have. In my comm. 101 class I had to do a group presentation and a group member didn't show up so I had to do his part of the presentation. Which made our group look a little unorganized and unprepared. This also happen to me last semester I had to do another group members work so that the whole group wouldn't receive a low grade on our project.When working in a group it is very important that everyone completes the task they are assigned. If one person doesn't do what they are required to do it can affect the whole group negatively.
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I too, have had my share of "lazy group members" who ended up doing less and creating more work for the rest of the group. It's unfortunate, but it happens... and unfortunately the only way for the group to succeed is to pick up the slack for one person and carry on. I definitely agree that even one person not doing their work can truly effect the group in a negative way. Working in a group, however, is a team effort, and the other part of working successfully in a group includes communicating properly with your group members to address the problem and work on making it better.
ReplyDeleteI "three" am right there with you! It happends all the time and I am one of those people who cringe when they are told we have to get in groups. I know I can depend on myself, but not knowing others and how their work ethics are scares me! By having that one negitive person in that group definitly brings everyone down. It seems you end up spending so much time just being mad and talking about that person and their lack of group involvment that it is almost like you do 3 times the work in the end!
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel about picking up the slack of others. Although I really enjoy working with others in groups, there's always one person who doesn't put as much effort as the rest. It's extremely important that everyone in a group contribute. I think that even if they don't think they can contribute as much as others they should ask for help in advance so they don't leave the rest of the group hanging. It's incredibly irritating when you think someone in the group is doing their part until the last minute they say they can't do it anymore. It's best to be straight forward from the beginning so there's less stress thus a more successful group!
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