Social Influence And Leadership
It has become increasingly important for leaders to improve their use of small groups in order to accomplish goals. Many recognize that they cannot succeed on their own without the help of committed team members. As mentioned in our text, no individual has all the skills and not the time to carry out all the tasks required of leadership.
In this summary I will examine the social influence of small groups. There are many factors that influence groups and their performance. I will focus on the effects of status, leadership styles and conformity on groups. I will also discuss the importance conflict management plays in the overall success of group processes.
Social Influence and Leadership
There are many factors that influence small group interaction. Status and power, leadership, and group norms all play a part in the social influence of groups. To understand how groups can be successful we must examine these influences. I will concentrate on three areas; status, leadership styles, and conformity.
Status
When we hear the word status, we are likely to think of prestige. These two words are welded together in common thinking. However, status used in this context will
leadership, conflict, group, groups, status, work, influence, styles, style, others, leader, within, people, one, often, time, team, democratic, together, situation, own, leaders, individual, conformity, type, two, social, results, pressure, power, position, personality, need, management, groupthink
