REFLECTION PAPER ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW The purpose of this
assignment is for you to observe effective group leadership practices and reflect on your
own group experiences and group leadership skills. You will examine the process,
norms, and therapeutic aspects of two experiential groups along with the dynamics,
styles, skills, and techniques employed by the group leaders. You will then describe,
analyze, and apply your observations in a short paper. By doing so, you will gain insight
oup leader roles, behaviors, and responsibilities that are relevant for various into gr
human services contexts. INSTRUCTIONS You will watch all the segments in the First
1,300 –4 page (1,000–and Second Program of the Groups in Action DVD and write a 3
not counting the title or reference pages (no abstract is necessary). word) paper,
Although you may use first person in the paper, it must otherwise be in current APA
format. The paper must be submitted as a Word document and be well written; well
of grammar, spelling, or other writing errors. Address the following organized; and free
topics, integrating examples of your observations and relevant ideas from Jacobs et al. in
a meaningful way. Subheadings are not expected. 1. Choose one group member in the
d program with whom you can identify. Briefly explain what experience or first or secon
2 situations in which this member –issue you were you able to relate to. Then describe 1
was processing his or her issue within the group. What thoughts, feelings, fears, etc. did
member articulate? What skills and techniques did the group leaders (Jerry and the
Marianne Corey) use to guide the working member and to deepen the focus? How were
other group members involved in this process? 2. By encouraging group members to
culate their feelings, talk out loud, be aware of one another, look at each speak up, arti
other, and actively participate, the Coreys established specific norms in the beginning
stage of the group that laid the foundation for interpersonal learning and personal growth
n the working stage. Describe several of the leadership practices, principles, and skills i
you noted and discuss your observations and reflections on how these promoted
therapeutic benefits for the group members. 3. Examine new insights about yourself as
.emerging group leader from the perspective of a biblical worldview an
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GROUP LEADERSHIP 2
Issue identified
In the group, I was able to identify a group member who had an issue of overconfidence.
The problem that resulted from her overconfidence is that she played little attention to the
guidelines provided by the team leader. So, mostly, she would make few avoidable mistakes if
she followed the provided guidelines as required. Mostly when working as a group, gaining the
influence of the followers improves task performance and productivity. In the case of the
identified group member, she was hard to direct because she was way overconfident and thought
that she knew how to go about problems. As a result, she barely focused on improving
performance or even asking whenever she thought she was not sure. That led to him making few
mistakes that she could have avoided.
The first situation that she expressed the issue was when the group had a meeting to share
the progress of their project. Every person in the group had been assigned a team role and they
needed to report the progress. Every member was able to express their thoughts and the
challenges that she faced in the performance of their task. The overconfident member was having
issues but failed to accept that she was having a problem with her tasks. So, instead of asking for
guidance from other team members and the leader, she did what she thought was okay. On the
finalizing of the project, she had not completed it. Another situation she expressed her
overconfidence was, she believed that since she knew that she was fast in performing, she took a
project that had a fixed deadline to meet. Whenever other members insisted on helping, she
decided she could handle it, but on meeting the deadline, she was half the project. In the two
situations, she expressed her issue of overconfidence which compromised the productivity of the
team.
GROUP LEADERSHIP 3
The character of overconfidence expresses the thoughts of being better than other team
members. As observed, as people were sharing challenges that they met during their task
performance, she could not say her challenges. At the end of the session, she did not do the work
as required and more instructions were not followed as required by the leader. Therefore, Jerry
and Marianne Corey employed different leadership skills and techniques to help members
deepen their focus. By ensuring that people were aware of each team member, the group
members were able to identify the issues and the challenges of each member and help when it
was important.
The leadership practices, principles, and skills
The leadership principles observed in the two programs were the leader is a good
example to the members. As a leader is always important to show the way that others need to
follow to achieve the expected outcomes. Focusing on change, Jerry and Marianne Corey
focused on personal and team improvement by speaking out, sharing feelings, and actively
participating in the activities. Humans are likely to make mistakes but through sharing, they
correct each other and improve the overall teamwork. Further, another principle demonstrated is
understanding the value of good listening (Prasad, 2020). Listening in leadership is important
which means focusing on thoughts, feelings, and complaints brought by team members. After
listening the leaders gets solutions that improve team’s focus. Also, through the group, it was
clear that working together achieves more than working alone. Through interpersonal learning
observed from the program, members can acquire more knowledge and change for the best.
Also, sharing out help improve each other's and appreciate each other. Through the value of
working together, the group achieves more at a personal and team level.
GROUP LEADERSHIP 4
The skills demonstrated include self-development, team development, creativity, and
strategic thinking (Prasad, 2020). As a leader, focusing on self and the members’ development is
key. Through the therapeutic activities and sharing each other’s ‘experiences, the members were
able to learn from each other and develop their knowledge. Resulting in self-development. The
overall activities were to develop the team and bring more trust among them. Through trust, each
member is aware that the other person will do the best in achieving the set goals of the group.
Similarly, that was the case in the program since members had improved trust in the group and
each other. As a result, they were able to articulate their feelings and thoughts to the group. Also,
the way the leader demonstrates self and team development show creativity. Creativity, in this
case, is demonstrated where different methods are applied apart from what other leaders would
consider. More importantly, the choice of these methods matched the activities in the program
which shows strategic thinking.
The major leadership practices observed were challenging the process, enabling members
to act (Silva et al., 2017). To challenge the process, leaders learn and educate members through
difficult situations. So as the leaders shared their experiences, they were able to improve
knowledge and challenge the process. Leaders do not focus on achieving everything by
themselves. For that reason, they train and equip the members with the knowledge to perform as
expected. So the outcome of the group activity was every member's effort. The leaders were also
able to encourage the heart of flowers by recognizing team contributions and trusting each other.
All the skills, practices, and principles demonstrated in the program were of great help in
achieving positive therapeutic results.
GROUP LEADERSHIP 5
New insights as an emerging group leader from the perspective of a biblical worldview.
As an emerging leader, I see myself through the Biblical worldview inspired by Jesus
Christ as a leader of Christianity. Through the works and the followers of Christ, He was able to
create influence on the leader because of His actions. First, He led by example which is a great
inspiration for leadership strategies in the future. The flowers need to be guided in the right way
so that they also develop the expected behavior to achieve desired results. For instance, in case I
will lead a firm and we want to increase sales, I will demonstrate the right strategies for different
teams to follow, particularly the marketing group to create awareness and attract more
customers. In the Bible, Jess did not blindly lead the disciples but he lived in what He taught
them. So, He was a true demonstration of leading as an example. Also, showing compassion and
willingness to help the followers was a value that Jesus valued in His ministry. Through
compassion shown to the disciples, they improved their trust and willingly followed what they
were expected to do. I would also show the same compassion through understanding their
problem, fears, and thoughts in a lot of the activities entrusted to them. As they open up on the
challenges and the thoughts about their activities. As a leader, I will be able to trust them and
also believe they will trust me. A group without trust may not have optimal performance.
GROUP LEADERSHIP 6
References
Prasad, L. M. (2020). Principles and practice of management. Sultan Chand & Sons.
Silva, V. L. D. S., Camelo, S. H. H., Soares, M. I., Resck, Z. M. R., Chaves, L. D. P., Santos, F.
C. D., & Leal, L. A. (2017). Leadership practices in hospital nursing: a self of manager
nurses. Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 51.
OUTLINE
Issue identified
Paragraph 1:
A. In the group, I was able to identify a group member who had an issue of overconfidence.
The problem that resulted from her overconfidence is that she played little attention to the
guidelines provided by the team leader.
B. So, mostly, she would make few avoidable mistakes if she followed the provided
guidelines as required. Mostly when working as a group, gaining the influence of the
followers improves task performance and productivity.
Paragraph 2:
The leadership practices, principles, and skills
A. The leadership principles observed in the two programs were the leader is a good
example to the members. As a leader is always important to show the way that others
need to follow to achieve the expected outcomes.
B. Focusing on change, Jerry and Marianne Corey focused on personal and team
improvement by speaking out, sharing feelings, and actively participating in the
activities.
Paragraph 3:
A. The skills demonstrated include self-development, team development, creativity, and
strategic thinking (Prasad, 2020). As a leader, focusing on self and the members’
development is key.
OUTLINE
B. Through the therapeutic activities and sharing each other’s ‘experiences, the members
were able to learn from each other and develop their knowledge. Resulting in self-
development. The overall activities were to develop the team and bring more trust
among them.
Conclusion:
New insights as an emerging group leader from the perspective of a biblical
worldview.
As an emerging leader, I see myself through the Biblical worldview inspired by
Jesus Christ as a leader of Christianity. Through the works and the followers of
Christ, He was able to create influence on the leader because of His actions. First,
He led by example which is a great inspiration for leadership strategies in the
future. The flowers need to be guided in the right way so that they also develop
the expected behavior to achieve desired results.
