One of the biggest problems in teams is that often certain members do not pull their own weight. This can put considerable stress on the rest of the team and they will start to feel negative towards those who are not doing their part. I have experienced this in classes at SJSU and it can be very frustrating and as a result the entire team suffers. Another problem in teams is that sometimes certain members try to do too much and do not let each team member handle their tasks on their own. This also results in feelings of negativity and will not benefit the team as a whole. Sometimes these problems can be solved through open and honest communication, but sometimes it just doesn't work. I think this is the most frustrating thing -- when despite communicating with someone that perhaps their actions are harmful to the team, they do not make an effort to change.
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I believe this dilemma is familiar to whoever has ever gone to school. From my first grade to the Masters Program I have observed that many students do not put enough efforts to deliver great results, others procrastinate doing their parts on the projects. At the end, these repetitive behaviors cause lots of stress to the entire group.
Because within one group people have different background and experiences, some students do more than they should because they believe that other people are not capable of doing determined tasks. This is indeed not good for the entire group. At this point, team work is not working anymore, so people let many things go, and they promise not to join that same group never ever again in future projects.
I totally agree with you. I have had this problem with my group.Actually i have witnessed both of cases in my group projects. Well one of my group mate keeps communicating about issues regarding our project with the professor on her own and does not even bother to let us know. the funniest thing was when after a particular class the professor decided to talk to all the groups. She asked us about the issues that my group mate had asked and if what she suggested helped, well the 3 of us knew nothing about it. What was interesting was that the professor warned that member of our group not to approach her on her own and that the presence of all the group members was required. We did not know how to react, it is interesting how people have different ways of acting while working in a group.
I have commented on this topic before, and what I observe at this point is that group work is at best a tentative venture. The various and differing nature of individual's work habits make coordination complicated. I suggested at one point that a normative group model is often more successful, where individual work is combined with group work in puncutations along the way, or at the end. This model was tested in relation to ideation techniques. In that component of group work (ideation) it was found that an alternate method to brainstorming, etc... was nominal group. This allows each individual member to work at their own pace, and in their own way. This is not necessarily related to work ethic, but I believe that the structural concept can cross over into other areas of group behavior.
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