Answer to Question #175078 in Management for Neha Sharma

Question

Recall a recent group project or task in which you participated. Explain how members of the group displayed each of the managerial skills

Answer 1

I recently participated in a group task in class to work on a project planning task. The group comprised of five members and efficiently attained its purpose. Group members vividly depicted managerial skills when working towards the goal. The managerial skills include:

·        Planning – during our first meeting, the group met to share objectives, determine resources needed and set out strategies to successfully work on the project. Before developing necessary strategies, we outlined tasks, procedures and schedules required to perform the assigned task.

·        Communication – the group displayed great communication skills throughout the project by duration. Our group leader created a group SMS feature to enable group communication. In the group, he communicated to-do-list and group members updated their progress in their delegated tasks and other matters in line with the group objective.

·        Decision-making – the group members exercised collective decision-making in selecting from alternative courses of action such as time duration for specific tasks, when to meet, who becomes the group leader, task priority etc. while accomplishing the project. The group leader exercised decision-making in picking the most befitting ideas for the project.

·        Delegation – the group leader inclusively delegated all the responsibilities outlined in the project plan to the various group members such as a network diagram, estimating time and cost, research, coordination, scribing etc.

·        Motivation – the group leader intrinsically motivated us to participate fully in group activities by applying fairness and conducting team building games such as scavenger hunt in between group meetings. There was also reward candy for the team that completed a task on time.

·        Problem-solving – the group members collectively tackled and solved the frequent problems that arose in a typical group day. The group leader applied his problem-solving skills in solving few conflicts that transpired between group members.