Group Dynamics in the Society

Group Dynamics in the Society

Group Dynamics in the Society

            The society has different social groups. The population in society form groups based on various agendas and influences. Some groups occur from the family set up while others happen in a work environment. Groups that occur in a workplace context illustrate less emotional attachment than those formed under the family influence. Various groups in society require leaders who can guide the members in achieving the set goals. Almost everyone in the community belongs to a particular group, which must possess a leader. A group leader could exist as an authoritarian, democratic, or laissez-faire, among other classifications(CrashCourse, 2017). As seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, the most active group of leaders remains those who implemented a democratic style of leadership. Leaders who implement a democratic type of leadership encourage group decision making through a consensus. However, democratic leaders make the final decision after careful consideration of the group members‘ views.

The world remains under attack from an invisible enemy – the COVID-19. The invisible enemy does not require a macho leader to counter it as attempted by President Trump of the United States or Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain (Lewis, 2020). Prime Minister Boris Johnson downplayed the virus and went ahead to contact infected patients who passed the virus to him, where he was taken into the intensive care unit after a few weeks (Lewis, 2020). President Trump seems an autocratic leader who has failed to counter the pandemic with his uncountable tweets. Authoritarian leaders mainly suppress their rivals by suppressing their strength. Sadly, these leaders, such as President Trump, approached the epidemic through the macho and autocratic methods forgetting that the pandemic does not take the individual (Lewis, 2020). As a result, these countries, the United States of America and Great Britain, progressively record the highest and the second-highest COVID-19 cases. Yet, other countries with democratic oriented leaders seem to be winning the war against the COVID-19 epidemic.

On the Other hand, leaders who illustrate an inclusive leadership method continue to manage and reduce the fatality of the COVID-19 pandemic within their jurisdictions. For example, Angela Merkel of Germany implemented an inclusive approach in fighting the epidemic. In addition, Jacinda Arden of New Zealand has also implemented an effective strategy that has countered the COVID-19 pandemic in her country (Lewis, 2020). These two leaders, Arden and Merkel, involved various stakeholders, especially the community, in their approach to countering the epidemic. The German Chancellor, Merkel, considered different appropriate and effective ways to manage the spread of the COVID-19 (Taub, 2020). In addition, risk-averse leaders seem to win the war against the epidemic. The world requires leaders, both men and women, who can put aside their macho characters in times catastrophes or epidemics and consider the well-being of the society rather than their need to show power over a dying population.

Leaders who implemented democratic leadership styles to counter the ongoing pandemic seem to achieve progress compared to leaders who used other leadership styles such as authoritarian. Authoritarian leaders must realize that the world currently requires a more inclusive and risk-averse administrator who can guide the world through the epidemic and reduce infections. All leaders in the world should borrow leadership styles and traits from leaders such as Angela Merkel and Jacinda Arden.

References

CrashCourse. (2017). Social Groups: Crash Course Sociology #16 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wFZ5Dbj8DA&feature=youtu.be

Lewis, H. (2020, May 6). The pandemic has revealed the weakness of strongmen. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/05/new-zealand-germany-women-leadership-strongmen-coronavirus/611161/

Taub, A. (2020, May 15). Why are women-led nations doing better with COVID-19? The New York Times – Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/world/coronavirus-women-leaders.html