Group Styles

Overview

The Group Styles Inventory (GSI) enables you to assess the particular style or styles of your work group following a simulated or real problem-solving session. Groups are provided with self-generated feedback on the styles or patterns of behaviour they exhibit as their members interact to solve problems, make decisions and establish plans and policies. A combination of this feedback and group discussion generates practical guidelines and suggestions to help groups to improve and change their performance as a team.

 

Outcomes

At the completion of this program, the participants will be able to:

• Increase each individual’s awareness of their predominant thinking style

• Appreciate the differences in others’ styles

• Understand the team profile and how to make the necessary changes to be more constructive than defensive

• Explain the productive or counterproductive impact group styles can have on group effectiveness

• Demonstrate the group behaviours in a business discussion to enhance the decision making process and be productive, effective and efficient as a team

• Identify, initiate and implement changes to improve how the team works together