9-18c Group Interaction

Question 1

What are factors that help groups effectively solve problems?

Answer 1

Understanding the characteristics of each style of each professional behavior profile and learning to accommodate them

Question 2

What are the effects of individual behavioral styles on group dynamics?

Answer 2

promoters can be motivational, competitive, enthusiastic, and imaginative
controllers can be fast, objective-setting, orderly
supporters can be serviceable, pleasant
analyzers can be advisers, orderly, and systematic

Question 3

Describe behaviors that enhance orlimitgroup function

Answer 3

Expecting a particular behavior and attitude can cause frustration/anger when they are not met
promoters want to complete a task quickly and be done with it or will jump to conclusions based on intuition
analyzers can’t handle chaos or ambiguity and are indecisive
controllers are power-driven and uncooperative
supporters tend to withhold unpleasant info

Question 4

What are the two factors the behavioral styles program is based off of?

Answer 4

Degrees of formality and assertiveness

Question 5

What are the two factors the behavioral styles program is based off of?

Answer 5

Degrees of formality and assertiveness

Question 6

Analyzing Behavioral Style

Answer 6

Overall:
problem-solving approach to situations
study and contemplation vs. action
deliberate and unaggressive; restrained
Relationships:
untrusting, good listeners, loyal, don't want personal recognition, hate being wrong, conflict-avoiding, uptight
Professionally:
take orderly, systematic approaches, need rules and procedures, can't handle chaos or ambiguity, advisors, indecisive

Question 7

Supporting Behavioral Style

Answer 7

Overall:
casual, minimize conflict, desire to be helpful, more concerned w/ rel. than task, unpretentious, intuitive
Relationships:
desire to be liked, responsive to praise, too eager to please, resentful
Professionally:
no planning or goal-setting, service-oriented, accept supervision, avoid misunderstandings, withhold bad news, need direction

Question 8

Promoting Behavioral Style

Answer 8

Overall:
playful and spontaneous, not detailed analyzers, convincing, manipulative, competitive, want prestige, lack concern for details, overtrusting of intuition, need organized structure, needs methodical support
Professionally:
Eager to please, motivated by approval, enthusiastic, motivational, can settle for less than best to get it over with,

Question 9

Controlling Behavioral Style

Answer 9

Overall:
active, independent, ambitious, initiative-takers, like info, confrontational, decision-makers, resent others having power over them
Relationships:
Want results, may not motivate,

Question 10

Controlling Behavioral Style

Answer 10

Overall:
active, independent, ambitious, initiative-takers, like info, confrontational, decision-makers, resent others having power over them
Relationships:
Want results, may not motivate, demanding, self-described objectives, lack patience, need to work on feelings and logic, punctual
Professionally:
like a fast-paced challenge, need personal success,

Question 11

What is the process for assessing a task?

Answer 11

Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation