Exam 11: Preparing and Presenting Your Speech

Defined patterns of behavior to be enacted by particular members of groups are called ___________.

When the number of members is too large for effective discussion, one strategy is to form subgroups called ____________ to simultaneously address an issue and then report back to the group at large.

The tendency in some groups to support ideas without challenging them or providing alternatives is called___________.

Neither the tasks at hand nor the members of her team interest Celia, whose management style would best be described as ____________.

matching -group members openly defend their positions and question those of others

Which of the following tasks is most likely to require a problem-solving group?

To include the ideas of all members in a problem-solving session and to let members brainstorm ideas without being attacked, a group might use ____________.

According to most structured problem-solving approaches developed in the last century, which of the following steps should be the first task of a problem-solving group?

People who tend to do less work in a group than they would as individuals are

Matching -write your ideas on these cards…one card per idea please. Turn them into me when you're finished. I'll organize them and post them in clusters to discuss.

_______ goals are outcomes members collectively seek by joining together.

Matching -invited some experts to the meeting to explain the issue. Please listen carefully to our guests. You'll have time to ask questions and discuss later.

Samantha is the project manager. However, she has decided to allow her team members to work under their own direction without interference. Which leadership style is Samantha using?

You are the creative director for a successful advertising agency. An important client has requested that your agency come up with a new ad campaign for one of their most popular products. Account services wants to be able to present this campaign to the client in two days. This has the potential to be an incredibly stressful project. Which type of leadership style might be most effective if you want to complete the project by the deadline?

Focusing on shared goals, minimizing competition, and celebrating progress are all ways to maximize group

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in Fisher's four-stage group decision-making process?

matching -group members become familiar with one another's position and tentatively volunteer their own

Groups of people who are highly successful at reaching clear, inspiring, and lofty goals are

Group members who help maintain good relationships within the group are fulfilling what roles?

Which characteristic is one of the strongest predictors of innovation in teamwork?