Can group members be working toward different visions and goals and still be effective? Why or why not?
My response:
I do not believe group members can work towards different visions and goals. In an effective group, members share a commitment in achieving a common vision or goal. Without a clear vision, the team would encounter several misunderstandings. This often occurs when you have a diverse group of individuals working together. For instance, if the goal is for a team of 10 which includes, marketing specialists, graphic designers etc., to design a creative, eye-catching social media page for an onlinebased company, what will happen is everyone would interpret “creative” and “eye-catching” differently. Which will result in 10 different visions. Therefore, being able to articulate (explain and describe) the vision is essential. It is also important to clearly specify roles of each team member. When this occurs, collaboration improves, allowing the team members to contribute individually.
As a leader in the group, it’s important to be a living model of the ideas and values articulated in the vision, as well as encourage and empower the team to reach their goals. Northouse, P. G. (2018).
Northouse, P. G. (2018). Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice. In Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice (p. 150). Los Angeles: SAGE.
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Houston
I believe that on certain smaller ends such as cleaning a room, group members can be effective, however, if the end is a larger goal such as a new policy brainstorming, then there will be conflict. I think this because with larger, more important matters, people with large vision and personal goals can easily let pride get in the way. Large scale projects usually have career impacting implications and the want to stand out from the crowd, or group in this case, can, and will, lead to arguments and a product that isn’t as good as it could have been. The most current case is the bailout policy debates between both sides of the aisle. One side wants to give the American population more more than another side for various reasons with both aisles having a different vision. As a collective they are not being effective because the head butting and dispute on monetary allocations are due to two different goals of two different entities within one group. Overall, the group has to be in cohesion with visions and goals on grander projects or else the outcome may not be susceptible to positivity. Same vision promotes group effectiveness and success.
Zarah
Hello all,
I would have to say that it’s not possible to work toward different visions and goals and still be effective as a team. According to Northouse (2018), it is mentioned that effective people start working toward their goals by thinking of their end goal. If the entire team had different end goals, they obviously would not be working toward the same goal. This would cause confusion in the characteristics of the vision. The characteristics of a vision include a picture, a change, values, a map, and a challenge (Northouse, 2018). Without these characteristics, it would be very difficult for the followers to understand the vision and successfully make it happen together. An effective leader should be able to make the vision seem appealing to each individual within the team (Northouse, 2018). If this does not occur, the vision may cause resistance from the team members which would make it nearly impossible to complete the end goal. This occurs by articulating the vision clearly to the followers otherwise the vision will not be implemented well. Each person in the group or team needs to be on the same page in order for the vision to be effective in the long run.
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