A group having a number of dominant personalities may transform their meetings into monologues between themselves - defeating the purpose of forming the group. Quiet members Those who do not feel involved in the discussion or those with a quiet personality may actually come up with the best suggestions and be the most experienced in a particular area. Distractions Caused by an unsual setting, a windowed meeting-room or side conversations. Can affect the communication betweeen members and the flow of the decision-making process. Individuals could suffer from a lack of motivation linked to not being responsible for decisions relating to their tasks.
Personality clashes Are a major and difficult problem to solve.
In some cases this may result in suggestions constantly being ridiculed or arguments developing about insignificant or irrelevant points. Communication and cooperation between team members will suffer and affect group morale and performance. If some roles within the team are unfilled or team members are not sure of what they are responsible for, some tasks will not be completed and the work coordination of the team will suffer. In any case, valuable time will be wasted towards the completion of the task. Lack of clarity During meetings and delegation of tasks, objectives that are not sufficiently explained and decisions that are not clear and concise may result in the completed task not meeting the specification.