ever wonder why some groups work well together
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Ever Wonder Why Some Groups Work Well Together, While Other’s Struggle?Thinking Styles.
Outline
•Group Dynamics
•Thinking Styles
•Knowledge Assessment
•Recap
Group DynamicsForming
• Task & Decision Identification
• Hesitant Participation
• Behaviors
• Minimal work is accomplished
Group Dynamics
• Resistance & Conflict
• Disunity
• Work/Task Concerns
• Low to moderate work accomplished
• Storming
Group DynamicsNorming • Confidence
• Team cohesiveness
• Boundaries
• Moderate work accomplished
Group Dynamics
• Insight
• Constructive self-change
• Great deal of work accomplished
Performing
Thinking Styles
Analytical
Thinking Style - Analytical
•Enjoys technical problem solving
•Logic•Likes math & science•Understands concepts
& ideas•Likes exploring how
things work
Group Dynamic - Analytical
•Suggest alternatives to analyze and choose from
•Limit small talk
•Get to the point
•Speak concisely
•Document theory with facts
Thinking Styles
Conceptual
Thinking Style – Conceptual
•Enjoys creative process
•Imaginative•Likes the unusual•Solves problems
intuitively•Likes to try new
thinks
Group Dynamic – Conceptual
•Brainstorm
•Use metaphors
•Give the big picture
•Skip detail
•Allow for digressions
Thinking Styles
Structural
Thinking Style - Structural
•Enjoys directions•Predictable•Practical•Makes & follows plans
carefully•Likes closure
Group Dynamic - Structural
•Give lots of details
•Be formal & traditional
•Be neat
•Stay on point
•Be sequential
Thinking Styles
Social
Thinking Style - Social
•Enjoys helping others•Emotional•Sympathetic•Intuitive about
people•Likes working in
groups
Group Dynamic - Social
•Be sensitive
•Watch tone of voice & facial expressions
•Tell stories
•Focus on the person
•Lighten up
Thinking Styles
Your Time to ShineKnowledge Assessment
Recap• Group Dynamics
▫ Forming
▫ Storming
▫ Norming
▫ Performing
• Thinking Styles▫ Analytical
▫ Structural
▫ Conceptual
▫ Social