9/21(Sat.)How to Successfully Work in Groups (Host: Kooper)

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GROUP DYNAMICS: HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY WORK IN GROUPS

Please read the article below on group dynamics.
https://www.naspa.org/constituent-group ... -in-groups


Questions for Discussion:
Session One
1. What is group dynamics?

2. There are five main stages involved when it comes to group development – forming, storming, norming, and performing. Pick one team that you know and that is typically at one of five the stages and describe what unique character the team display.

3. The article lists several causes of poor group dynamics. What are they?
3.1 Which one of them did you most often encounter?
3.2 Groupthink is an interesting phenomenon. Please share your experiences about it. How could we avoid it?
3.3 Frequent unanimous decisions in a group can be a warning sign of poor group dynamics. Which of the listed causes of poor group dynamics could lead to frequent unanimous decisions?

4. From your own experiences, can team-building exercises do the trick to improve team dynamics?

Session Two
1. Did you ever unwittingly adopt one of the disrupting roles (the agressor, the negator, the withdrawer, the recognition seeker, the joker) and put a group's performance in danger? If that was the case, how did you become aware of it?
1.1 If you notice that one member of your team has adopted one of the unhealthy behaviors, how would you tackle the problem?

2. When you are new to an existing team, what's your usual strategy to break down barriers and fit in? What type of team member do you usually approach first and hang out with?
2.1 On the other hand, when there is a new kid on the block to your team, are you the one who first welcome them?

3. When a team just formed, there could be no clear roles and responsibilities. In such stage, how do you figure out your role and responsibility?

4. Which stage do you think YOYO is currently in? How can YOYO further improve team dynamics?


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Agenda:
3:50 ~ 4:00pm Greetings & Free Talk / Ordering Beverage or Meal / Getting Newcomer’s Information
4:00 ~ 4:20pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction / Grouping
(Session I)
4:20 ~ 5:00pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
5:00 ~ 5:20pm Summarization (20 mins)
5:20 ~ 5:30pm Regrouping / Instruction Giving / Taking a 10 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
5:30~ 6:10pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
6:10~ 6:30pm Summarization / Concluding Remarks / Announcements(20 mins)
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聚會日期：列於該貼文主題內
聚會時間：當天請準時於 16:00 pm 到達 ~ 約 18:30 pm 左右結束
星期六聚會地點：丹堤濟南店
地址、電話：台北市濟南路三段25號 地圖 (02) 2740-2350
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注意事項：
1. 文章是否需要列印請自行斟酌，但與會者請務必自行列印 Questions for discussion。
2. 與會者請先看過影片或閱讀過文章，並仔細想過所有的問題，謝謝合作！

給新朋友的話：
1. 請事先準備 2~3 分鐘的英語自我介紹；會議結束前可能會請你發表 1~2 分鐘的感想。
2. 請事先閱讀文章以及主持人所提的討論問題，並事先寫下自己所欲發表意見的英文。
3. 全程以英語進行，參加者應具備中等英語會話能力，對任一討論問題，能夠以 5 到 10 句英文表達個人見解。
4. 在正式加入之前，可以先來觀摩三次，觀摩者亦須參與討論。正式加入需繳交終身會費 NT$1,000。

[Kooper]

additional article for those who would like to further dive in: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article ... namics.htm

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Attendees(16): Timothy, Jerry, Julian, Christine Hsiu, Gloria, Christina, Tashi, Leon, Shirley, Andy, Jason, Kooper (host), Ken, Ramesh, Michelle, Steve