Himanshu Juneja asked:

A Group Discussion is a collective amalgamation of available information. Each individual in the group is believed d to have a say in the process of communication. A Group discussion is based upon three P’s-Purpose, Planning and Participation. It involves two other components- Leadership and Casualness.

Advantages of Group Discussion

1) The participants have been analyzed during Group Discussions.

2) The participants have been evaluated on key attributes such as communication skills, inter-personal skills, leadership skills, ability to think and express rational thoughts and opinions

3) It is said that two heads are better than one head. Thus, Group discussions are assumed to be better than individual discussion.

Disadvantages of Group Discussion

1) It is based more on elimination rather than selection.

2) Complete and just evaluation of candidates is not possible in short duration of time.

3) It seems more like a fish market at times.

Do’s of Group Discussion

1) The number of participants should be at least two.

2) Criticism of ideas does not take place in a group discussion.

3) Quality of ideas is always significant and stressed upon in a group discussion.

4) More the number of members in a group discussion, more is the information available.

5) The hidden talent and skills of the employees of the organization comes into limelight.

6) At times some new, creative ideas and solutions to the issues are brought up. Group Discussion encourages creative thinking.

Don’ts of Group Discussion

1) It is expensive in terms of money, time, energy and manpower lost.

2) Hasty decisions are hampered.

3) Few expressive, young and assertive members dominate the discussion.

4) At times, the discussions are irrelevant. The focus of the discussion is not clear.

5) Accountability can not be fixed.

6) It should not be time consuming.

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