There are many books and articles for group leaders and facilitators. There appear to be none specifically for group members, in my mind the most crucial part of the group. And, while there are several on developmental stages, most are incomplete, and more importantly fail to address themselves to positive member behaviors.

This is a blog to teach members of any group how to make it better … more productive, more satisfying, more collaborative, more fun.

It actually helps if you understand the purpose of each developmental phase in a group, identify and make the contributions that will help the group move through each stage effectively, even if it means going back and picking up a piece that was missed but is still causing problems in a group.  Only then can you achieve the critical result necessary to the group’s success, and avoid those moments of total OMG. ”Did we really meet for 20 weeks and just now get clear that half the group is convinced we are responsible for a completely different task than the other half ??!!” So rather than disconnected behaviors, these behaviors will be suggested in context.

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