NORTHOUSE Chapter 8: Establishing a Constructive Climate

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4 Factors to Create Constructive Climate [helps members achieve their best]:

1) Providing structure

Communicate goals [eg. mission or agenda setting]

Identify ways that each person can contribute or add value to the group [synergy = talents of every person to combine to accomplish a lot]

2) Clarifying norms [behavior rules that are established]

Norms are important bc they help determine success and how the group operates

Norms are established earlier on and can be harder to change after

3) Building Cohesiveness [we-ness]

Benefits: Improves interaction among people and more participation, attendance more regular, feel more satisfied, more willing to work together towards goals

How can leaders foster cohesiveness? By inviting members to become active participants, help group members achieve goals, allow for sharing leadership responsibilities, listen and accept group members

4) Promoting Standards of Excellence

What group members need to know and what skills they need

How much effort they need to show

How they need to treat each other

Deadlines are important? y/n

What goals

Consequences of achieving/failing

How can leaders specifically promote standards of excellence? 1) Require results, 2) REview results, 3) Reward results