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  Five areas that are frequently cited by the experts on task groups are the five C's: Control, Conflict, Communication, Consensus, and Cohesion. The five C' can make or break a task group experience.

     Groups are dynamic and fluid, which often means that the five C's will be interrelated and interconnected. All can influence member satisfaction and ultimately the level of success the group will have attaining its goals. Thinking about some of the pitfalls that task groups can experience, and some strategies that may help you avoid them, may help you prepare for your own task group experience.

Here is the brief meaning for 5 C's

Control

In group, someone need to be appointed to be as a leader. No exception since everything need to run smoothly. Despite that, as a leader the person need to control the situation in order to have a solution. Moreover, as leader he or she need to set a goal, agenda and carried out the purpose of the meeting. If not, there is no coherent in the meeting. They will feel disappointed or no giving any contribution nor giving ideas on the meeting.

Leader play an important role to control the meeting .

Conflict

The thing that you can't really avoid is conflict that always occur during the meeting. Conflict happened when the teammates arguing over an topic. It is important to avoid an arguments 

Communication

In any type of group, communication is very important, because miscommunication almost always leads to problems. In task groups, different communication styles can create a situation in which group members misinterpret messages and fail to have a true dialogue. So as a leader or any of group members, you need to tolerance with each other and have a good communication soo everyone will understand the instruction .

Cohesion

Being a member of a group with no cohesion or no sense of belonging can be very disheartening. Members may have difficulty expending a lot of energy in a group where members have no sense of connectedness or common purpose. Despite that, they will have low interest when they can't bond with each other. 

Consensus 

 Task groups are frequently in the position of having to choose between different options. This means that groups must decide, in advance preferably, how they will arrive at a final decision. One pattern that can develop occurs when a small group of members is in contact outside of the formal meeting and makes a decision.

References

1. http://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/Running_An_Effective_Task_Group%3A_The_Five_C'/