Analysis of Group Interaction

Family is an important part of my life and the part which I value most highly. This value comes in part from my background and culture, which emphasizes family. But I have also learned that one can depend on family to be supportive in nearly all circumstances, where friends may not always be supportive.

According to the course exercise, I am not a good listener, but I take issue with the results of that exercise. I believe that I am a participative listener who seeks to clarify what the other person is saying order to more clearly understand them. Given that my friends and family say that I am a good listener, I am inclined to continue in this belief.

My preferred leadership style is participating rather than delegating or selling. This was illustrated in our group case study where I encouraged participation rather than delegation (exercised by others).

The chapter exercise indicates that I am an organizational politician with fun

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is unlikely that every group to which we belong over the course of our lives will follow easily predicted models, although they may follow the general framework. I would attribute the leadership of the group to Troy and King, with King serving to elaborate on Troy's ideas and generally support those ideas. In drawing this conclusion, I look to the fact that Troy tended to control the discussions that the group had, while eliciting input from all members, and that the other members, including myself, tended to yield to his direction. No one directly challenged Troy. In analyzing the two leaders, it is interesting to note that both were male (the rest of the group members were female), both were American (the rest of the group were from other countries), and both were juniors (the rest of the group were sophomores). It is difficult to determine which of these characteristics was most important (if any) in helping us to make these two the leaders, but we each observed behavior among Troy and King which made it easy for us to follow his direction. In addition to these personal characteristics which suggest charismatic leadership (370), Troy and King were also good English speakers compared to the rest of the group. My role in t
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