Understanding issues
Understanding issues
This activity is designed to help you to consider the range of issues that you need to be aware of in order to understand and successfully manage group and team work. This will help to prepare you for this topic, which takes a holistic approach to the team-work process. First, consider a team or group in which you have participated. You can choose a work group or team, or a group or team from another area of your life, for example, a voluntary action group or team.
1. What was the purpose of the group or team?
2. How well did it achieve its goals and aims?
3. Who was involved in it?
4. How were members selected?
5. Did they have different skills and experience?
6. If so, were they complementary?
7. What processes and activities worked well and what did not work so well?
8. What are the positive features you can remember?
9. What are the negative features you can remember?
10. Other thoughts