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Understanding Group Dynamics: Personality Roles and Communication Styles**

This assignment explores personal personality traits and roles within group settings. Identify the personality that best describes you during group work, and explain why it resonates with you. Discuss how this personality influences your group's communication, both positively and negatively. Additionally, reflect on the role you typically assume and your reasons for this choice. If given the chance, identify a different role you'd prefer to take on and justify your decision. Finally, provide a brief paragraph expressing your preference for collaborative or solo work.

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Understanding Group Dynamics: Personality Roles and Communication Styles**

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  1. Your Group Member DynamicAssignment • On the back of your handout (you will turn this in): • Write down which personality you feel describes you the majority of the time you work in groups. • Explain: • Why do you think this personality describes you? (3+sentences) • How does this personality help or hurt your group communication? (3+sentences) • Write down which role you tend to play the majority of the time in group work. • Explain: • Why do you think you take on this role most often? (3+sentences) • If you had to play another role in the group which would you pick? And why? (3+sentences) • In a 5+ sentence paragraph, explain why you would prefer to work in groups or alone.

  2. Personalities Competitor • Win/Lose: When you go after what you want without considering the needs/feelings of others. • Positive: high energy • Negative: Put downs and judge “You’re wrong”, “That’s stupid” Compromiser • Half win/Half lose: Meeting others half way • Positive: Resolves conflicts “Let’s split the difference”, “What do you think/want” • Negative: Slow solutions Collaborator • Win/Win: Idea people, think outside the box • Positive: all group members feel involved and have input • Negative: overwhelming “Oh what about this…Oh or we could do it this way” Gives In • No Conflict: People don’t share their ideas; they end up just saying ok to whatever is presented. • Positive: works well with competitors • Negative: hard to get motivated, they give up, and don’t add input “I don’t care”, “Whatever” Avoider • Lose/Lose: People who try to leave the conflict situation, those that put their heads down and sleep. • Negative: they are part of the problem and not the solution • “Can I go to the bathroom?” “You do it and I’ll just find out later”

  3. Roles • Leader • Autocratic: bossy, demanding, not open to other’s ideas • High focus on work, low focus on people • Democratic: works with others well, carries own weight • Equal focus on work and people • Free-reign: lets group do what they want, doesn’t interfere • High focus on people, low focus on work • Recorder • Task/time Manager • Supporter • Spokesperson

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