Group Goals & Tasks

Group Goals & Tasks

1. Generating

   • Concocting strategies
   • Producing new ideas
   • Developing plans
   • Creating novel solutions
   • Examples (Generating)
     • Community group coming up with fundraising ideas
     • Task force identifying new product markets
     • Military commanders discussing reduction of casualty risk

2. Choosing

   • Selecting between alternatives
   • Settling on a single option among many
   • Making a choice
   • Examples (Choosing)
     • legislative body, voting
     • students completing test as a group
     • jury deciding a defendant's guilt
     • Committee deciding selection of award candidate

3. Negotiating

   • Managing differences of opinions
   • Resolving conflicts & disputes
   • Improving coordination
   • Examples (Negotiating)
     • Team arguing about blame over loss of an account
     • Leader setting new requirements for attendance
     • Group taking action to expel a member

4. Executing

   • Taking action
   • Carrying out a plan
   • Making something
   • Performing a task
   • Examples (Executing)
     • Theater group performing a play
     • Military squad on the attack
     • Work crew building a house
     • Sports teams in competition
     • Protestors occupying a public park