Group Leadership Reflection Assignment Instructions
For this Reflection, you will make observations about a group of which you are a member presently or were a member in the recent past. For example, it could be a class project group, an employee group, a fraternity or sorority council, a coffee group, or any social group.
Name and describe briefly the group and its purpose. For each of the questions that follow, write down what you have observed in your experiences with the group. Answer each of the questions below.
Reflection Questions Questions:
Based on the descriptions of task- and process-oriented groups in this chapter, what did you observe the orientation of your group to be? Based on your preferences, how would describe the way the group functioned along the task–process continuum?
1. What stage of group development (i.e., forming, storming, norming, performing, or adjourning) would you say the group is in? Explain and defend your observation.
2. What roles did you typically play in the group? Give examples of and describe two task roles and two group-building and maintenance roles you played.
3. What did you observe regarding the participation level of group members? Did you observe some group members to be less included than others? How did you respond to them? How did the group leader respond? Discuss.
