The current management problem I seem to be having is actually in one of my other classes. We are supposed to do a group project and one of my group members is a little on the difficult side. It seems to me as though he isn't used to working in groups since he doesn't show much respect for other people's opinions. I could understand if one doesn't agree with another's ideas or views, but I think it's only fair to communicate that in a respectful way, which brings me to another area he's lacking in -communication skills.
I think that the best thing for me to do is to simply see how things play out. If he really becomes an issue then I will definitely bring it up with him, but I don't want to jump the gun.
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I am totally on your side with this...I remember once this happened to me too. I was assigned to a group by the professor, and this student had a horrable attitude towards working all together. She didn't want to meet with our group outside of class and when she was suppose to give us her part of the project, which was basically nothing and no effort was put into her part.
So you know what I did...I confronted her that this is not what she was suppose to do. Then she started getting mad and she said this is the best she can do...which is a lie.....Then I went to the professor and told him our issue. The professor sided with us and graded her part separtley from ours. She got an "F" and we got an "A". So my advice to you is work it out first and if that does not work, let the professor know because your grade depends on each group member to put an effort in.
I know exactly what you mean! It's so hard when you have to do group work and someone in your group is difficult to work with. Some people work well in groups and others like working alone. I think you're right, just let it play out before you jump the gun. I think one thing you could also do is try to get him to understand other people's opinons (if you agree with it, that is lol) before he completely blows them off. If anything, last resort - just confront him and be firm, otherwise he might just blow you off, too! Just one person can ruin a whole group's dynamic. Hope everything works out with your group!
If it's just that one person in your group that seems to disrespect everyone else, I think you should take it up to him now as a group. If you wait too late, you may waste too much time seeing if he's going to be helpful or not later on. I think it would be best for your group to just confront him and if he doesn't want to work with your group, then at least you'll know that you won't have to depend of him.
Thanks for the advice, it looks now as if I will end up doing that. My biggest problem is that my boss has gotten so use to me that it seems like he can’t do anything without my help, even when I go to school I get text messages and phone calls every five minutes about things a monkey could have done by itself. Also if I shoot for the internship and the job and college I will never have any personal time, and especially no social life, which is already a struggle for me.
I read about your team work situation. A few people in the class have the same issue, I think it’s just what naturally happens in teams. As unpleasant as it is, it will only get worse when your job depends working with someone, but on the brighter side this will give you some insight as to how to deal with it. I hope things worked out for the better.
p.s. I love your blog title! I use to watch that show when I was younger all the time.
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