Organisational Behaviour: Challenges and Overcoming them in Group Projects

Organisational
Behaviour

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Work Experience.........................................................................................................................1
Challenges and overcoming them...............................................................................................2
OB Concepts/Theories................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Organisational Behaviour can be defined as the study of the performance of both groups
as well as individuals in an organisation (Kitchin, 2017). One of the main aims of organisational
behaviour is to re-energise the organisational theory and develop a better formulation of the
organisational life. Groups can appear in various forms within an organisation like formal and
informal groups which can affect the functioning of an organisation in either positive or negative
way.
MAIN BODY
Group Projects have always been a challenging experience for me as my style and way of
working are different and don't usually match with other people (Chumg and et. al., 2016). I was
given a chance to work as a part of a group on a project. The group consisted of team members
and a team leader. The formation of the group involved us contacting each other through various
online forums like Whatsapp, Linkedin, Twitter through which we were able to introduce
ourselves and who we are which helped us in identifying if we were the right fit for the team or
not. Since, the project was a big task, our team leader split the big task into smaller tasks that
were easy to understand and address. Although, all the members of the group were supportive,
there was a team member who found it difficult to understand the task and do it. Thus, our team
leader spoke to him and understood the area he was having trouble in and then explained the task
in detail to him. All the members of the team were ready to help each other regarding the project.
Each team member had his/her own strengths and weaknesses which were utilised by the team
leader in a very effective manner (Chang and et. al., 2016). The leader was organised and had
good planning and execution skills which helped the whole group in getting all the small tasks
complete and presenting the same on time.
Work Experience
While working as a part of the group, I realised my strengths and the areas that I need to
work upon in order to improve my efficiency and effectiveness. The team leader appreciated my
time management skills and conflict management skills as during the course of the project as
there was a conflict between two team members which I helped resolve. Everyone was assigned
a task which had to be completed and presented to the team leader on the date specified by him.
Thus, I made sure that the task was completed well within time and also got it check from the
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