Jasmine, Vicky, Haylee, molly and ben The 1972 Miami Dolphins Jasmine, Vicky, Haylee, molly and ben

Who were the key members of the team? Coach – Don Shula Shula was extremely task-orientated (An autocratic leader) Was focused on performance rather than results He was dominant and displayed great communication skills in training as well as on match days Manny Fernandez – Had very poor eyesight, but became very important player as part of their successful “no name defence” Larry Csonka Nick Buoniconti – Only member to reach the Hall of Fame (Also a member of the “no name defence”

What is a group? Two or more individuals interacting with each other – or connected to each other via social relationship – often with a common objective. The team’s common objective was to complete the season undefeated, as stated by Shula before the season began – his team didn’t take him seriously but this use of goal setting helped to motivate them as the season progressed and they continued to win matches

Leadership style Coach Shula showed an autocratic leadership style, according to Fielder’s contingency model, this could be attributed to the highly favourable situation The team were highly motivated, had high level of ability, and consisted of 52 overall members A democratic leadership style would not have produced the same level of success in this situation according to Fielder’s model.

Task and Social cohesion In Shula’s team, there was generally a high level of task cohesion, inspired by Shula himself through his intense training methods and dominant character However, some members of the team had strong characters, and were unable to produce high levels of social cohesion For example, when Mercury Morris was signed to the team, within 3 season he was playing twice as much as Jim Kiick, who was then confined to the bench for the majority of the games Some of the other team members felt that this change was unfair, causing there to be less social cohesion However, despite this, Jim Kiick felt that this change was the most beneficial to the success of the team

Chelladurai’s Multi-dimensional model of leadership The actual behaviour of the coach was autocratic, this may not have been the preferred behaviour of the team However, the situation meant that the required behaviour of Shula meant that this style of leadership was most appropriate to produce the highest levels of sporting performance As the team included a number of older players (eg. Earl Morral, a 38yr old Quarterback who came into the team mid-season) that had a high level of experience and ability, as well as strong motivation, this meant that they may have preferred a more democratic style of leadership

Group Formation – Tuckman’s Theory Forming – The team were already established, therefore did not need to assign individual roles Storming – The team occasionally reverted back to this stage, for example when Mercury Morris arrived in the team, Jim Kiick (an already existing team member) ended up confined to the bench for large proportions of the season Norming - Performing – The team were at this stage for most of the season, they were able to win each match using a developed level of knowledge and experience, as well as a strong level of cohesion that they were able to create between them.

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