Response to Burnett & Anderson Readings

I have run across similar topics presented in the Burnett and Anderson writings in several other classes.  As I am no master of collaborative writing, it was a good refresher.

Burnett brought up topics of three different types of conflicts within groups and 3 strategies toward more effective writing.  I think on top of the affective, procedural, and substantive conflicts that Burnett should have included a fourth conflict.  Sometimes, teams have the misfortune(?) of dealing with a combination of the three mentioned conflicts or components of each.  Each situation is unique even if the circumstances may feel similar.

In the Anderson reading, we were given guidelines to better group writing.  I think out of the many listed, a few of the most important points would be:  listening with interest and respect, inviting everyone to speak, and treating drafts as team property versus individual property.  It just takes a dose of courtesy and a few steps back to observe the whole project, in order to tackle the problems in the most efficient manner.