Most people always form a group in one way or another. It is in our instinct to form a group in order to accomplish any activity. This has been prevalent even in the past that people create social groups as tribes, family, clans, friends and other social units in the community even animals form groups. They share the same interest, belief, and values. According to research this social relationships is only good for 150 members beyond that it will be difficult to maintain such groups. Groups naturally exist in small communities up to society. In order to answer this question If people need leadership in a group. I conducted a simple observation with a group of people, which I divided them into several small groups to accomplish a specific activity in order to know on how they will choose there leader because i believe there is no group without a leader there will always be a leader in any kind of group of people. Here are the things I have found out in this simple observation. 1. They choose a leader based on who is responsible In one of the group they choose there leader based on there perception of who is the most responsible in the group. The most responsible individual will be there leader. The assumption on this result is that if the group doesn't perceive as responsible they will not make you as a leader because to them a leader is responsible because he will do the conceptualization and the other members will only follow. 2.They choose a leader based on who has the best communication skills There was a specific group that choses a leader with the best communication skills among them. Communication to this group is vital and important skill even if it was not necessary for the activity. They perceive a leader with good communication skills to represent there group. 3. They choose a leader who is near an authority. This is interesting because no matter what your knowledge and skill is what is important to this specific group is that there leader must be have a social relationship with an authority which means that the group will be more favored because there leader is connected with the authority. 4. They choose a leader who are physically bigger than them This group prefer there leader to be larger and bigger than them. They choose there leader based on physical attributes the larger and bigger the better. The assumption on this is that the leader can protect them if physical danger will arise which is not relevant to the activity but somehow this comes out on how they naturally choose. 5. They choose a leader based on previous leadership role This group choose a leader if they know that the individual in the group have a previous leadership experience which is logical because a leadership experience in the past will make him capable of leading in the present. This group think logically but undermines the ability and skills of other members. 6. They choose a leader based on intelligence The most intelligent in the group will be the leader. This is how another choose there leader. They want a leader who are smart, knowledgeable and knows what to do for the activity. They trust intelligent leader to accomplish the activity at hand with there support. 7.They choose a leader that wants to be the leader When no one would like to be a leader so that there is no figure of authority in the group there will always be someone who will step up and will be dominant to lead the group because they need to.This is a very natural occurrence of leadership in a group This article is based on a social observation of group on how members of a group choose there leader for a specific activity. Some of the result is also true in other social situations that requires them to choose a leader who will lead the group. There is no group without a leader whether we like it or not because leadership is innate to all of us and those who choose to be a leader will become one. Photo is not mine, credit to the owner. If you have learned something like us on Facebook or subscribe ©2020 JAR RAMOS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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