Saturday, February 6, 2010
#3 Understanding small group success
My favorite part of the chapter was the concept of “understanding small group success.” It outlined the idea of small groups being able to problem solve by putting them into four different groups that compare success and understanding. Certain groups continue to fail because they do not understand why they are failing. They lack the direction to know how to succeed. On the other hand, specific groups will constantly succeed because they understand what it is that makes their group successful. It is no coincidence that certain sports teams win more often than others, and there is a reason why other teams fail more often than others. You could make the argument that the best teams just pay the most money to get the best players. This does help but doesn’t guarantee great group success. The teams that win understand the concept that every piece is important to the overall success of the team. I liked this part of the chapter because it shows that groups don’t only need to know that success is important, they need to understand how to achieve success on a consistent basis in order to survive.
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Mr. Awesome I think that you described very accurately how successful teams are made. Some groups communicate more with each other, while others have star players that do not necessarily care about the common goal that they all share. Sometimes groups make decisions that demonstrate that they all have conflicting ideas about how to achieve success, but go about it in all the wrong ways. This leads them to failure, and a group that doesn't succeed ultimately doesn't "survive". When you watch teams play together in sports it is very evident which teams work better together, but they are focused and working toward a common goal, and not necessarily on stardom.
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