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Team Dynamics

Group behavior is affected by the interaction of many factors, making possible different tactics to understanding assigned tasks. The guidelines the RTJ team considered when forming their team were availability, logistics and academic strengths. At present this group is in the storming stage of the team process. Team members are becoming more assertive in discussing their point of views and this has proven to be an effective method in arriving to consensus. The most successful strategies so far have been trial and error. The RTJ team uses patterns of interaction that have proven effective. They discuss differences of opinion, perception about tasks, and they have set standards for each person's participation.
McShane and Von Glinow (2004) defined role as "A set of behaviors that people are expected to perform because they hold certain positions in a team…" Currently the members of RTJ team are informally assigning temporary roles as the needs arise. Mostly the assumption of these roles is done through the volunteering process. Every member is a teamworker and a specialist in his or her respective professions. Their interaction is mostly cooperative and diplomatic as all members are good listeners and try their best to avoid confrontation and friction. The team has established a non-argumentative/non-confrontational norm, which they believe does help to accomplish tasks in the specified and limited timeframe. Because everyone has a vast array of professional experience, the members of the RTJ team have assumed different roles, at various times. As a result, each member put on the role of Implementer, Plant, Completer and Resource investigator in dynamic fashion. In several occasions one member rose to the challenge as the Coordinator of the team. The RTJ team has not yet encountered the need to use the role of the Shaper. Fortunately, the team members have, so far, effectively coordinated their tasks that no major challenges have emerged.
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