CMN 1148 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Nominal Group Technique, Alex Faickney Osborn, Creative Problem-Solving
20 Dec 2016
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Group decisions can sometimes be deadly like cults committing mass suicide. Or parole boards or children"s aid making the wrong decision. Primary work group: groups in which employees interact every day, based on their positions within the group. Project specific work groups: groups of employees brought together for specialized purpose. Trends changing the work force: more representation of women and minorities, young people taking old people"s jobs, less job security. Emergent leaders: assume a position of influence during an early meeting of a group. Functional approach: an approach that sees leadership as a series of functions. Situational approach: an approach that sees leadership as dependent on situations, with no one best approach. Each leader has a dominant style: authoritarian, democratic, or laissez-faire. Different situations call for different kind of leaders. Emergent approach: an approach that sees leadership as emerging from a leaderless group via a process of elimination. First eliminated are those who are quiet, overly aggressive or overly talkative.
