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| Identifying
who should run the group |
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| Potentially this
can be a very tricky subject! Very often the person or people
who had the original idea of forming the group in the first
place and then brought everyone together are NOT
the people most suited to actually running the group. This may
be because although they are brilliant at seeing the 'bigger
picture' they lack the tact and diplomacy required for being
a leader or alternatively they are weak at seeing the merit
in other peoples opinions or ideas or simply they won't take
a back seat when required and allow others to exploit their
skills and expertise. Persuading such people that they are not
the people most suited to 'lead' can be very difficult, but
if the group is to be successful it simply must be done! |
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| Whatever
you do, don't simply accept the groups founders will automatically
be the best leaders! |
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The
storming and norming
phase of the groups development should allow an opportunity
to assess each others strengths and weaknesses and for the
group to form a joint decision on who will 'lead.'
An
alternative to selecting a 'fixed' leader might be to agree
to 'moving the chair around' with everyone being given the
opportunity to take a turn chairing meetings and thereby 'leading'
- this is also a good way of developing everybody's skills
and of preventing the group being 'hijacked' by an individual
or small number of people within the group. |
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| Avoid
becoming closed off from the outside world! |
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| Groups
that have been working together well for a period of time can
become very inward looking. When this happens it can become
very difficult for potential new members to break in and become
accepted by the group - this is a very bad thing! New
members will bring new ideas and new potential ways of resolving
problems and stumbling blocks - we all run out of new ideas
eventually and new members are vital to keep the momentum of
groups going! |
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| If
you are aware of the potential for this to happen you can avoid
or prevent it happening to your group! |
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| We
now have a fully formed group who are working together but how
do we now form them into a real team and maximize each persons
potential benefit to the group? |
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