Group Development and Group Effectiveness

Vocabulary flashcards covering the factors and core concepts of group development, group dynamics, and member effectiveness.

Group Facilitator

A role in group settings responsible for modeling, mentoring, and facilitating the progress of the group over time.

Personal Effectiveness

The degree to which individuals feel useful and able to influence the group.

Mediator

An impartial third party who usually does not have a stake in the group and assists members in talking through conflict to reach a consensus and a decision.

Trust

The degree to which group members believe that others in the group will respond respectfully to their openness and will follow through with their commitments.

Mutual Disclosure

The reciprocal sharing of personal or relevant information that builds a foundation of safety and prevents members from feeling isolated or excessively vulnerable.

Cooperative Development

A phenomenon where an increasingly cohesive group with high trust stops challenging one another simply to maintain cohesiveness and keep the status quo.

Mutuality

Working cooperatively and interdependently toward a common goal.

Digital Citizenship

Norms, parameters, and behavioral expectations established around the use of technology when participating in or running online groups.

Twenty-Four Hour Rule

A guideline recommending that individuals wait 24 hours to calm down and review drafted communications before sending an email when emotions or tensions are high.

Cohesion

The degree to which group members feel an overall sense of comfort, mutual respect, and productivity together, particularly regarding the roles they take on.

Productivity

The factor of group development characterized by working together to make significant progress and achieve the shared end goal.

Transformational Change

Significant personal change that occurs through the process of self-reflection, resulting in an alteration of an individual's core beliefs and core values.