Ever Wonder Why Some Groups Work Well Together, While Other’s Struggle?Thinking Styles.

Outline

•Group Dynamics

•Thinking Styles

•Knowledge Assessment

•Recap

Group DynamicsForming

• Task & Decision Identification

• Hesitant Participation

• Behaviors

• Minimal work is accomplished

Group Dynamics

• Resistance & Conflict

• Disunity

• Work/Task Concerns

• Low to moderate work accomplished

• Storming

Group DynamicsNorming • Confidence

• Team cohesiveness

• Boundaries

• Moderate work accomplished

Group Dynamics

• Insight

• Constructive self-change

• Great deal of work accomplished

Performing

Thinking Styles

Analytical

Thinking Style - Analytical

•Enjoys technical problem solving

•Logic•Likes math & science•Understands concepts

& ideas•Likes exploring how

things work

Group Dynamic - Analytical

•Suggest alternatives to analyze and choose from

•Limit small talk

•Get to the point

•Speak concisely

•Document theory with facts

Thinking Styles

Conceptual

Thinking Style – Conceptual

•Enjoys creative process

•Imaginative•Likes the unusual•Solves problems

intuitively•Likes to try new

thinks

Group Dynamic – Conceptual

•Brainstorm

•Use metaphors

•Give the big picture

•Skip detail

•Allow for digressions

Thinking Styles

Structural

Thinking Style - Structural

•Enjoys directions•Predictable•Practical•Makes & follows plans

carefully•Likes closure

Group Dynamic - Structural

•Give lots of details

•Be formal & traditional

•Be neat

•Stay on point

•Be sequential

Thinking Styles

Social

Thinking Style - Social

•Enjoys helping others•Emotional•Sympathetic•Intuitive about

people•Likes working in

groups

Group Dynamic - Social

•Be sensitive

•Watch tone of voice & facial expressions

•Tell stories

•Focus on the person

•Lighten up

Thinking Styles

Your Time to ShineKnowledge Assessment

Recap• Group Dynamics

▫ Forming

▫ Storming

▫ Norming

▫ Performing

• Thinking Styles▫ Analytical

▫ Structural

▫ Conceptual

▫ Social