Case 7 the Forgotten Group Member

The Forgotten conference Member Case 7 The Case account for this Week MGMT-591-62034 Leadership & Org Behavior July 28th, 2012 The Forgotten Group Member Group Development In the baptismal font study, The Forgotten Group Member (p. W-112) the components of the squad came out of the forming stage to enter to the Storming stage. At this stage, as the book points out, is a period of high tension among the congregation components and emotionality. During this stage, hostility and infighting may occur.This dope be seen when one of the members, Mike, feels outside of the group. From the base Mike was categorized as the clown of the group, and he contributed to pull in given that name. During the process, he has not shown often cooperation and/or effort in terms of meetings and tasks assigned as a aggroup. Therefore Christine, Diane, Janet and Steve fix shared more and developed teamwork in which to each one(prenominal) has a function. Misinterpretations and some incidents o ccurred during those five weeks that made Mike feel spurned by his team.All these events defend make outd an atmosphere of tension where the team has been not qualified to comp allowely create a team work. Christine as Team attraction was worried and understood Mike and even empathized with him but on the new(prenominal) hand the group it could be affected by his performance. By erudite the different of the stages that team passes, Christine could have prevented certain situations, for example in the shaping stage is when the group is hold outn and defined the goal of them as a team and what is expected of them as individuals.It is authorised to remember what the team pass along produce at the end of the class (a good grade). Another serious point is the behavior and attitudes as individuals within the team and make upes rules. Problem recognition first, the group itself was facing a problem of communication which has brought misunderstandings with one of the members . From the bloodline the communication was not effective with this member, Mike.He, in humorous mode, expressed that could not arrive at meetings before the class, and that was not taken into a good result by the other members. Therefore, this made Mike feel outside of the group and that not be involved and/or originateicipate actively in the work and decisions of the team. Secondary, Christine didnt know how to address the issue, she was more worried active her qualifications then the team succeeds. She was concerned because depending on the groups perspective about the value of the contribution of each member that could raise or lowered their grades.Christine should have known that as a leadership take a shit a clear vision and sharing that with the member of the group was part of her role and it was crucial for the team to success. Also, coordinating and balancing the conflicting interests of in all members would have helped her with Mikes situation. Therefore, Christine should have followed the OB SAVVY moldiness Have Contributions by Team, by she understanding every single of these criteria, would have avoid the situation that her team is going through. Two Possible Solutions to the Primary ProblemA workable solution to the lack of communication between Christine, Janet, Diane and Steve with Mike is doing a reunion in which all the above are present. Definitely, they will have to return to the Forming stage to set clear objectives and team goals. Christine must fag out her role of leader defining and dividing the tasks between each of them in jibe proportion. She should promote the team work and let them know what is expected of each of them as individuals within the team. This time must establish and defined rules for behavior.Another possible solution would be to change the leader. Basically, choose another team member as leader. Two people that seem to have the attitudes are Steve and Janet. Per the rendering in the text they are both respo nsible, respectful and committed with the team. Since Steve showed more initiative, for example taking notes of what was done at the meeting, he might be a good prospect. However, Steve would have to return to the Forming stage to establish team goals, etc. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PROS CONSReturning to the Forming stage will allow Christine establish and define goals as a team-will also give her the opportunity to know her team and to communicate effective -no too much time, the case will be due in a week-there may be fretfulness from Mike to Christine or the group Choosing a new Leader -different charge of strategies, point of view and attitude -no room to think that it will be the same like with the old leader -no too much time, the case will be due in a week-it may create a rough environment between the new leader and Christineregrettably the group did not have a good basis from the beginning as Christine began to exercise her role of leader well. Not established goals for the tea m and not conducive good relationship between them. It seems that the team consisted of 4 people, not 5. In no time she met with Mike to find alternatives.It is important to note that Mike did not work hard to find a solution to his situation. He could have tried to talk to the team and let them know how he felt about it, but since Christine was the team lead she should have approach him and work it out. If the team had been composed by Steve, Janet and Diane, Christine would have been an excellent leader.