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Consider This 6.1

Many groups are larger than the ideal, sometimes reaching 15 or 20 members. Organizers often believe, for political reasons, that they must include certain people or ask representatives of particular departments. Can you think of other reasons why some groups end up being large? Do you think these reasons are legitimate? Why or why not? What can you do if you find yourself in a group that is larger than ideal?

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Consider This 6.2

If you want to know what your own Myers-Briggs classification is, you can take a version of the MBTI®, called the Jung Typology Test, for free at the following website: www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp. After you answer all the questions, click "Score It" and your four-letter code will be displayed. After reading the following descriptions, how accurate is your code? How well does the MBTI® help explain the way you like to work? What types of people are most difficult for you to work with?

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Consider This 6.3

Which people on the advertising team introduced at the beginning of this chapter would be likely to have the most difficult time working together? Why do you think some people are able to work with others whose personalities and styles are very different, and others are not?

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Consider This 6.4

The advertising team described at the beginning of this chapter succeeded in part because members were willing to hear each other out. What effect do you think a dogmatic team member would have had? What are the biggest problems a dogmatic member creates for a group? How could the members have handled a dogmatic member?






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