Distinctive Strategies to Work Effectively in Groups

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Working Effectively in Groups
Teamwork entails the ability of individuals to work uniformly to achieve common objectives. These people unite and through effective interpersonal communication, they create relationships that enable them to collectively make proper decisions or address problems that might arise. However, it is not automatic that all members should like each other. In the scenario at hand, one member is disliked by others. Although this person is aggressively promoting an idea, as a chairperson, it is my duty to ensure that everyone is given time to share their ideas and opinions. As such, the paper focuses on three distinctive strategies to handle the situation without forgetting their advantages and disadvantages.
Norming is the first strategy that might help to unite all group members. Indeed, it involves establishing unspoken and spoken rules on how communication will occur within the group (University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 593). Even though team members might dislike an individual in the team, they should not hinder him or her from sharing his or her ideas and opinions. Besides, conflicts in a group are inevitable and the most significant thing the chairperson should do is to unite members so that they can work together. The advantages of norming include retaining respect and dignity for all group members, giving everyone a chance to speak, and minimizing unnecessary conflicts. However, the primary disadvantage is the lack of support for ideas given by a group member who is disliked by others.
The second strategy is to promote cultural and team member diversity. Team members come from diverse ethnic, racial, or cultural backgrounds and have different intellectual skills. That is what makes them contribute effectively through critical thinking and creativity to achieve the set objectives or vision. The reconciliation of members’ differences enables them to collaborate so that they cohesively and successfully finish the tasks at hand (Jones 2...