Working in a Group
Opportunities to Pause & Reflect
At each time stamp listed below, answer the provided questions. You can download or print a discussion guide for these prompts here, or by visiting the lesson materials tab.
Pause at 3:00
- Review and discuss transformational leadership (download handout)
Pause at 10:30
- What does your group do to facilitate the social aspects of service?
- Examples: planning a picnic at the park once per quarter? Can some of your meetings be walking meetings?
- What could you do?
Pause at 15:50
- What do you do to ensure that everyone is heard, especially when there are conflicts and disagreements?
- Idea is to bring disagreements to the surface
- Set ground rules – everyone will get a chance to talk because everyone’s thoughts are important
- ”Vegas rules” – what happens here stays here
- Safe space to say what is on your mind – “what are the real issues?”
- Set aside enough time to really talk things through
- Resist the urge to close discussion too soon
- May have to encourage those who are reluctant – “You have some good ideas on this issue …”; allow space
- How does your group work to develop trust and appreciation of differences?
- What do you do to encourage and surface conflicts to avoid side discussions?
- What could you do?
Pause at 16:50
- How do you celebrate milestones and achievements?
- Short scenario discussion (Located in your lesson materials or downloadable here)
- What one idea or concept (from Module 1) will you take back this week to practice?
The stages of group formation, B. Tuckman, 1960. You can download this graphic here.