Small Groups Communication and the Conflicts that Can Arise

Small Groups Communication and the Conflicts that Can Arise

NOTE: These examples were taken from an organization I worked at. The names have been changed.


People in organizations must have the ability to work in a team environment, such as workplace, community, charity, church, and academic study groups. Small groups are formed to communicate, face-to-face, in order to fulfill a common purpose and achieve a group goal. Over 90 percent of the Fortune 500 companies use decision-making groups in their daily operations. Whatever type of group one is involved in, members interact with each other to gain positive results. Team members must enhance their listening skills to learn, grow, and feel our thoughts expanding and get insights when interacting in group situations. Many individual ideas grow by brainstorming with others and small groups of people relate to one another in ways that make them interdependent to some significant degree. Although working together interdepend...