Discussion Questions

Discussion Question #3
3). Pick one concept from the reading (either Epstein or the Small Group Comm book) and discuss it in detail. (Perez, Comm 41)


Concept:
I am picking a concept from The Essential Guide to Group Communication by Dan O'Hair and Mary O. Wiemann. The concept I decided to discuss about is the term "self managing teams" which is the last term of chapter 2 that was discussed in the book. A "self-managing team" is a group of employees that has the ability to work efficiently such as plan and manage their day to day activities and duties with little to no supervision necessary. 


Example: 
As I read about the "self-managing team" concept from the book I became aware that the place where I work consists a "self-managing team". The reason is that the owners of Yogurtland are usually not around and there isn't a manager on premises, so mainly all the employees are scattered around doing what is necessarily and there is only one shift leader. The shift leader is also doing the same job as the team members. The only time the team members need the shift leader is when the team members need money for the register. Mainly the team members are expected to know when they aren't at the register they have to either clean, wipe tables or machines, refill toppings, sweep floors, or throw garbage away. Those actions are suppose to be done automatically with no one else asking of them. Additionally, we each get to decide when our breaks are and plan accordingly. The reason why I say we have to plan accordingly is that there is always a certain time where tons of customers show up and we can not be short handed of a person when the rush hour starts. Moreover, personally, being part of a self-managing team I believe is way better than being in a team where I do not have a say and when someone else in a higher position, the manager, gets to decide when I'm allowed to take breaks or consistently tells me what to do. I like being a person not a robot. Besides, if you have worked at a place for at least a year you already know what's expected. 


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