Module 4 Discussion 13 Going on 30.
From the video provided, it gives a clear example of an informal workgroup. An informal group is a kind of group formed by individuals whose overriding purpose is getting together for friendship or a common interest. According to the clip, the main team is considerations appears to have teamwork which bonds the experience among the team members (Kinicki and Williams, 2018). In this case, a paid performer can be used to master the team’s performance and help them learn new skills and build up the experience required. The involvement of the paid and experienced performer plays a significant role in conflict solving among the employees such as personality conflicts but can also stir up constructive conflict. Moreover, it can be a very vital tool that spurs competition among the employees (Kinicki and Williams, 2018). However, this may fail to lead to rewards; it can add an important culture that stirs up the conversations between the employees who may otherwise never had talked due to the existence of different departments. Additionally, I can assist the employees to shape their performance (Kinicki and Williams, 2018). For example, if the manager had hired a performer to get the rest of the people in the room to start dancing and enhance their experience of the night, then the manager accomplished this goal. For the performers who may feel shy in participating given function, it may help create powerful confidence among the employees. This is a very critical aspect since it can assist in increasing the employee’s engagement in the workplace, outside of work functions and can improve their feelings of urgency, intensity, and enthusiasm (Kinicki and Williams, 2018). Many employees feel appreciated and motivated and proven in establishing a strong goal-oriented development. Accomplishing the goal of the
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Kinicki, A., & Williams, B. K. (2018). Management: A Practical Introduction (8th ed.). Pages 438-439. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
McGraw-Hill [Producers]. (, 2008). Management in the movies [DVD]. Available from The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., Two Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121.