Group Assignment

Analyze group dynamics of a movie (or a book… if everyone in your group has read the book) . Find a movie (or book) where the characters work in some sort of group.

—Identify the individual behaviors you seem from each group member and how those behaviors affect the other individuals in the group and their impact on the group as a whole. How does the group understand its individual members?
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Use Chapters 5 and 7 as your guide.
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—You will need to apply Tuckman to your Movie (or Book) assignment

• Consider which stages of Tuckman’s Model apply to your group dynamic
• Identify the various roles held by group members
• Consider any changing roles over the course of interactions of the group

Groups:

Group 1: 

Amit

Brittany

Emma

Megan

Thomas

Group 2:

Sarah

Lydia

Kelly 

Connor

Henok

Group 3: 

Asha

Blake

Dan

Emilee

Jawan

Group 4: 

Danielle

Hannah

Lauren

Michael

Group 5: 

Kasey

Erin

Nicole

Dylan

Martha

FOR TUESDAY 

Do Quiz and Bring results to class:

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp


Blog Post:  

—Blog Due: Page 146: Answer Questions 1 and 2

Note: Use the prompts in question 1 to write a personal mission statement. 

Leadership Lens

Due Tuesday 9/10 in class: 

Write a short blog post about who has helped shape your view of leadership (remember, this should not be a member of your family or a friend, but someone that has been in the media in some way)

During class you will present in 3 minutes or less about this person or people and you will need to have a visua(ish) aid. 

The Good and Bad of Leadership

These are the lists composed in class of the good and bad of leadership:

Good Traits: 
charasmatic
good listener
good communicator
outgong
passionate
compassionate
responsible
understanding
open-minded
consistent
approachable
confident
hands on
innovative
futuristic
creative
takes ownership
delegates
relatable
hardworking
invested
global thinker

 Bad Traits:
 too ambitous
 closed minded
 bossy
 unorganized
 judgemental
 impatient
 lazy
 arrogant
fearful
far sighted
micromanager
poor communicator
unapproachable
"thirsty"
unreliable
perfectionist
pushover

Good Leaders: 
Dr. J
Dr. Gee
Ellen Degeneres
Oprah
Vince Lombardi
MLK Jr.
Ghandi
Nelson Mandela
Bill Gates
Woman who swam to Cuba
Virgin records CEO
President Obama
Hillary Clinton
Elle Woods
Harry Potter
Superheros
Bono
Archie Griffin
Corey Booker
Founders of Google, Zappos, Toms, Amazon

Bad Leaders:
Mike Jefferies (Abercrombie CEO)
Miley Cyrus
Hitler
Beiber
Nixon
All the Kardashians
All of the Jersey Shore (the cast, not the beach)
Che Guevara
Stalin
Michael Vick
Voldemort
Kim Jon Il
Steve Jobs