Process of Preparing and Delivering Presentation

Process of Preparing and Delivering Presentation

Introduction

In the course of Professional Practise and Organisational Behaviour I studied in this term, I learnt the practical applications of many organisational behaviour theories like team working, conflicts and resolutions and motivation influence on the performance (Stelzer & CollReilly 2010, pp. 15). I worked with three team members each having unique characteristics and habits. I will discuss how the group formation occurred and what I learnt from the group work.

This paper is the description of the process that I any my team members went through in preparing the final presentation of the course. The purpose of this essay is to explore the organizational behaviours that I faced during the preparation and delivery of presentation on Management and Leadership styles in Unilever UK and Ireland.

Discussion

During the team work efforts, I faced many situations where I felt the need of discussion, but there was not possible to find the solution. I learnt that task is achieved when achieved as a whole is better than a task that is done in parts (Rao 2012, pp. 147).

Groups and team development

My group has three different individuals. We did the basic research in order to set the group of the presentation. I now recognize the mistake that it is essential at initial group sessions to define the rule and procedures that should be followed by all group members in case of any misunderstanding or conflict. This can be achieved by mutual consent. I analysed my group formation according to Tuckman stages of group development that were proposed by the author in 1965. The four stages of group development are forming, storming, norming and performing (Schaub et.al 2010, pp. 121). At the forming stage, I was unable to gauge the characteristics of my group members. As we already had a long tiring day, we were unable to work much. However, I was successful in deciding the topic after the brainstorming session with my group members. I as leader was most motivated and devoted in the group. These factors affected the performance and cohesiveness of my group at later stages. The next day, we performed storming stage extensively.

I assigned different responsibilities to my group members. I tried my best to keep in view their preferences and areas in which they considered themselves better. I noticed at this stage that Almis and Rajan were unable to understand the topic as they thought we will cover the whole organization. This is impossible if thought rationally (Stelzer & CollReilly 2010, pp. 11). In this stage Augusta played little role and accepted others' opinion without argument, it was likely that they adopted attitude and behaviour called “Pluralistic Ignorance” which is the behaviour that when most people do this, they accept it for fear of rejection whilst they do not actually accept (Schaub et.al 2010, pp. 131). As a team leader, I volunteered to cover Introduction and company overview. I also took the responsibility of discussing the basics of Management and Leadership styles followed ...