4. ď‚žA goal is a endpoint toward which an
individual or group of people value and are
working toward.
ď‚žSpecific goals establish and maintain
motivation
ď‚žChallenging goals heighten performance as
they are used to evaluate performance
5. ď‚žThey need to be realistic but challenging
ď‚žCommitment to goals is increased when
• They are made public
• They are set by the group
ď‚žGoals need to be short and long term
8. 1. Describe how each
goal will be completed
– break it down?
2. Who will complete
each task?
3. When will it be
completed?
4. How will it be
evaluated? How will
you recognize it when
it is achieved?
9. 1. Task/Achievement
Goals
• Major outcomes or
products
• Obvious achievements or
learning
ď‚ž Behaviours that help
you reach task goals
• Clearly define and report
in on progress
• Summarize important
points
• Outline a plan
10. 2. Maintenance Goals
ď‚ž Relate to the climate of the group & relationships that
exist between members
ď‚ž Maintain satisfactory cooperation levels
ď‚ž Behaviours that help you reach them:
• Provide encouragement and support
• Limit critical comments and personally directed criticism
• Arbitrate disputes – all own a piece
• Increase group cohesiveness “we” ness
11.
12. When maintenance goals are achieved task
goals are more effectively accomplished!
ď‚žEither goal can be a priority at any time
ď‚žThe relationship between the two
fluctuates constantly
13. ď‚ž We all bring them to a
group but they may be
different for all of us
ď‚ž They are the things
we hope to benefit
from or gain from
personally in a group
14. For some personal goals will be more
important than group goals
Two dilemmas may emerge:
1. Mixed Motives
2. Hidden Agendas
15. Member must decide
between their own
goals and the divergent
goals of the group
• Can make group work
hard
• Can demand
compromise
• You must work within
the limits or work to
change them
16. A goal held by a
member but unknown
to other group
members, which
interferes with the
group‟s efforts
• Annoying
• Destructive
• When destructive; must
be confronted within
the group
17. ď‚žHave an open discussion of the issue
ď‚žAvoid blaming, or criticizing
Use „I‟ statements not you statements
Try „it‟ statements – it seems the group is
not prepared
• You can meet both personal and group goals in a
group but you must be transparent and will to
discuss issues as they emerge
18. ď‚ž The manner in which
each group member
interacts with other
group members
ď‚ž A set of behaviours
ď‚ž A tendency for
members to specialize
in a role
19. The manner in which each group member
interacts with other group members;
behaviors
1. Task Roles – related to the accomplishment of
tasks/achievements
2. Maintenance - strengthen social emotional
bonds
3. Self Centered – satisfy personal needs not
group needs
20. ď‚ž The group can make
a person with high
status feel important &
influential
ď‚ž They are given
prestige & privelege
Beebe & Masterson,2009
21. Power is defined as “the
resources you can
use to control or
influence others”
Beebe & Masterson, 2009
22. 1. Legitimate – being
elected, appointed or
selected to exert
control
Beebe & Masterson, 2009
23. 2. Referent Power – the
power in interpersonal
attraction
Beebe & Masterson, 2009
24. 3. Expert Power – is
based on knowledge
and information that a
person knows.
Beebe & Masterson, 2009
25. 4. Reward Power –
based on the ability to
reward behaviours
e.g.
money, status, power,
acceptance, etc
26. 5. Coercive Power – the
negative side power.
Someone who can
punish the group for
acting or not acting in
a certain way.
Beebe & Masterson, 2009
27. POSITIVE NEGATIVE
ď‚ž Struggle for power = poor
decisions
ď‚ž Can be aggressors,
blockers, attention seekers,
etc
ď‚ž Talk too much & for the
longest
ď‚ž Use for personal gain
ď‚ž More privileges
ď‚ž Increasing your activity in
group can increase your
power
ď‚ž Equal distribution = better
communication
ď‚ž good teams depend on all
group members