Exam 10: Enhancing Group and Team Performance

The instructor assigned Jan to be the group's leader, but she has become a "dictator" in group meetings. She rarely allows other group members offer suggestions and always controls how much gets accomplished. What's the term for Jan's leadership style?

The give and take of discussion in a group is known as _____.

Consensus is reached when everyone agrees enthusiastically and completely with what the group has decided.

Marianna said, "Suzie, you've done some research on honors programs in other departments. What have you found out that might work in our department?" By saying this, Marianna was using her _____ skills.

The nominal group technique is the same thing as silent brainstorming.

Which of the following statements would be the best way to bring the group back on track?

Sumit's group begins brainstorming ideas. Becky states an idea and Sumit says, "I think that's the best idea I've heard yet." Based on this example, what should Sumit keep in mind while brainstorming?

Tamara is a group leader and recently she made a suggestion to her group members. While they did not all fully support the idea, they wanted to avoid conflict with Tamara, so there was very little disagreement during the brief discussion. Thus, she was sure that the group was all in agreement and her idea went forward. This is an example of______.

James, Matt, Karla, and Ann have formed a research group to study a communication theory. They each are responsible for contributing five articles to the group. They meet in the library and identify twenty articles that deal with their theory. They divide up the articles, and they schedule a meeting in which they will give a report to the other group members over their five articles. This group is using which function effectively?

As the text notes, most meetings have one or more of the following goals: _____.

Which of the following is an example of a metadiscussion comment?

Explain the basis of a results-driven structure.

Pat's group is trying to come up with ideas and has decided to have a meeting in order to think of as many ideas as possible. This example illustrated groupthink.

Which of the following is seen as a cause of groupthink?

Briefly explain the concept of transformational leadership.

A results-driven structure for group work means the group should identify a goal.

Tomas thought to himself about possible solutions to his group's problem before he provided those ideas aloud to the group. The technique Tomas used is called silent brainstorming or _____.

A leader who guides and facilitates discussion rather than dominating it demonstrates which style of leadership?

The generation, application, combination, and extension of new ideas is called _____.

One of the advantages of working in groups is that groups typically solve a problem more quickly than individuals can do alone.