Groups

There are so many types of groups. There are groups in middle school, high school, college, and all throughout ones life. What does the word cohesive mean? Having a cohesive group is a very united set in stone group of people that can work together. For an example a sorority or a fraternity might be thought of as a very cohesive group. Each person in that fraternity or sorority has an individual attraction. “People in group are connected to each other.” They like to hang out and they have mutual things in common.
A community also has a cohesive group. Everyone in a community stands by each other. Almost like a family. A family is there for each other no matter what. If someone goes through a difficult time then another family member is there to pick him or her back up. A sports team needs teamwork. Cohesion is teamwork. The members of the team need to be committed to the group because if one person does something then the rest of the team does the same thing and goes through the exact same circumstances.
The next part of a group is collective efficacy. Collective efficacy is the amount of effectiveness the group can do as a whole. As a group, everyone goes through almost the same things. If one fails, the rest of the team fails. If one wins, the whole team wins. Everything is a whole.
Tuckman has a model of group development. Forming is the first group. Forming is a group that comes together and gets to know each other. Forming is known as the honeymoon stage. The second stage is storming. Storming is when the honeymoon stage comes to an end. Conflicts start to come up. Next is Norming. Norming is the part where the honeymoon stage is over and the conflicts start to cool down, this is when the group gets to know each other a little more. They start to learn how each other works. Performing is where a group goes beyond routine and actually gets into a rhythm and synergy with each other. The last part of Tuckman’s model of group development is adjourning. Adjourning is when a group comes to an end and lets go of the group structure and process in an effort to move on with his or her life.
There are many assets to a group. Some assets are: knowledge, skill, resource, and network. One needs a few of these in order to contribute to a group. In high school, my graduating class only had 14 students. However, there were only 14, each one of had different assets that we brought to becoming a great cohesive group that works well together and listens to each others thoughts.