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You are preparing for a presentation with a teammate, and you find that you have different ideas about how to structure the presentation. What type of conflict might this be?

Luis wants the group to vote on their final decision with a blind ballot.  The other members think that a raise of hands will be just fine.  What type of conflict is this group experiencing?

What is the main purpose of the “Group Tasks” tool?

Why does superiority-based communication create defensiveness?

The property of nonsummativity – the whole is greater than the sum of its parts- means that we will always see groups achieving more than their individuals could have done on their own.  

How does homogenous group membership affect decision-making?

In general, the more alternatives a group has to choose from, the better the final decision is likely to be.

Feedback should be:

According to “Ten Tips on Receiving Critical Feedback”, what is the main reason why receiving critical feedback can be difficult?

The group’s meeting minutes should be recorded but do not need to be distributed to the entire group after the meeting, as long as someone has them in a file.