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MOTIVATION AND
BEHAVIOUR
Student’s Name:
Institution:
Date:
Putting Rossama and Mary
together

Though there are personality differences between Rossama and
Mary, they can be put together since staffing is usually not
done according to personality but according to the purpose.

The two younger males should also be put together since at the
event; they have to shift the thoughts of other people's negative
perspective and focus on their role.

They shall also ensure values diversity as well as robust idea
discussions.
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Rosamma seems to have more experience in meeting and
facilitating management since she is 46 years of age while
Mary is 20 years.
Determination of the member
grouping

The determination of which members to put together shall
depend on the expertise needed to achieve the purpose and it
includes the skills and the knowledge and the experience in
management.
Placing of negative and
excited members together
Both the members who have negative attitude
and those excited about this event can be put together since they
should understand;
the purpose of the group.
Individual roles and responsibilities.
Next step to be taken and
When one should seek help.
Negative group manager

A negative group manager affects the groups dynamics by
discouraging others from speaking after finding a fault which
leads to loss of focus or commitment to the wrong priority.

There occur extreme differences because the leader is negative,
and hence group members seem to agree with the manager
always even when he is not right.
Continued

There also occurs blocking mode which happens when the
member disrupt the information flow. It makes people block
through; aggressor (not participating in discussions.)

Withdrawer (disagreeing with others.)

Negator (becoming critical to other people ideas.)
Power of an informal leader

An informal leader can carry more power that a
formal manager in one way or the other since;
 They have capabilities that a manager does not
have since they do not hold any designated
position.
 Their influencing ability is different since they
are perceived more differently than managers.
He is trusted and respected according to his
performance. For instance; a football coach is
more influential than his manager.
Barriers to effective team
work

Some of the effective teamwork barriers include;

Poor communication and managers should be able to identify if
it's hampering the success of the group.

Unclear goals. Management should present clear goals and for
the group to be able to work effectively.
Continued

Inadequate managerial inclusion. Managers should be
completely involved to ensure leadership in delegating
responsibilities as well as making sure they are an excellent
resource to the team.

Ego. Team members have to keep on checking their egos and
commit themselves to working for the assigned responsibilities
to help in the development of an efficient team.
Traits making team work
successful

Some of the distinctive traits that make
team building activity a success
(Certo,2015), includes;
 Communication.
 The setting of the purpose.
 Paying attention.
 Giving each team member a meaning.
 Having structure and clarity.
Care and value of an effective
leader to the members

effective leaders demonstrate their care and value to the
members by;

Making sure they tackle problems quickly.

Defining goals, roles, and responsibilities

Break down barriers and

Paying attention.
Advantages of communication
in the health care field.

Effective communication can lead to;

elimination of stresses and

negative feeling such as lack of trust or cohesion associated
with working closely as a team.

It also leads the awareness of each other type of
knowledge as well as skills leading to an improvement in
the decision making.

Communication is described as the most critical factor
in the improvement of job satisfaction as well as clinical
effectiveness in the health care field.
References

Certo, S. (2015). Supervision: Concepts and skillbuilding. McGraw-Hill Higher
Education.

Loughead, T. M., & Bloom, G. A. (2012). Team
building for coaches: Developing cohesion to build an
effective team. The Routledge handbook of sports
coaching. New York, NY: Routledge.