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The podcast "Ruining it for the rest of us" was about how different attitudes in a group can affect the groups production. Personally I have had group members that have been "bad apples" and group members that have been very good leaders. The group member that was a "bad apple" had a very negative attitude which made the whole groups attitude towards the project become negative as well. The "bad apple" tended to slack off throughout the whole project. The only input that came from that group member was negative thoughts or things that sidetracked the rest of the group.
The best group member I ever had was a good leader. He was very focused on the project and made sure everyone else was too. He let the group joke around a little and have fun, but made sure we were making progress while having fun. One way he made sure everyone was on task and paying attention to the project was that he would weigh in everyones opinion on the matter. He made sure everyone in the group had a say in what to do with the project. Another thing that made him a good leader is that he didn't take over the project, he made sure everyone had their own part of the project to complete. The most important qualities of the group leader that made him such a good leader was his listening skills and his ability to get along with everyone in the group.
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