Whenever three or more people are conversing on a common topic of interest, we can see group dynamics at play. The term “Group Dynamics” was coined by Kurt Lewin in 1940. Kurt was a social psychologist and a change management expert who described the effect of the behavior pattern on a group. Many recent studies on Group dynamics are based on his ideas which have also become a key in the generation of best management practices.

Group Dynamics

Group dynamics is seen in variety of settings, business meeting among volunteers, children chatting in classroom and in social gatherings. In any group setting a person would take a lead in conversation and offer his thoughts while other would be seen sitting as a mute spectator, while one would like to have a conversation faster, other in the group would try to change the track. As there are different people, different minds are working and so are different behavior and attitude, this creates hindrance in meeting a goal and arriving at a conclusion. On many occasions, meetings may simply go out of hand. Iit is not a new thing if people assume these meetings are a failure or have been a waste of time.