In our group, there is no obvious leader, each one of us at some point, discovered our own capacity for leadership. However, this was never giving direct orders to one another, rather it worked based on democracy. We are all very good listeners for what is needed in the moment, and expressed ideas such that they occur as opportunity for others. In my past group work experience, there will always be one person who acted as the leader for most part of the project, what separate us from that is that each one of us are leaders individually.
Our group is relatively more task-oriented but also maintaining a good balance of social roles. Fortunately, there is no individualistic or hindering role existing in our group. Moses is a very good contributor of opinions and ideas when it comes to work, he often provide out-of-the-box information and give input to the project. On the social side, being a very comical person, he is also the harmonizer of the group in the way that he lightens up the atmosphere through humor. Joycelin, on the other hand, has a serious side, she have been a great summarizer, she is very clear about what we want to achieve for the final product of our group report, so she could see the big picture and always recommend appropriate direction for us to work on. Tricia, in my opinion, is a great standard setter and compromiser, she was exceptional at correcting the careless mistakes we have made in the report, and her gentle personality allowed her to help the group to find agreement most of the time. Lastly, my role is initiator and organizer. As I felt that my personal strength was in keeping the group organized around a time-managed schedule, and also setting a foundation for the actual report. With each of us having separate leadership qualities we were able to push and support one another to achieve balance in different areas. Because of this, there was no issue of power struggle within the group, as there were no high or low in status.
Throughout the duration of the group report, each of us has very tight schedules and many academic papers to juggle. Hence, we did not manage to meet the first arbitrary deadline set for our first draft. But instead of judging or coming down hard on each other, we communicated to one another and showed empathy and support to those who have pressing issues at hand.
This form of leadership doesn’t form because someone is appointed a leader, but instead happens when a member of the group simply emerges and takes the position as leader. This often happens to the member who is the most competent and possess talent or interest in the task assigned to the group. This can also happen based on what is known as the emergent leader approach to leadership which happens through the communication and decision to eliminate individuals who do not fit the profile of a leader and do not demonstrate leadership qualities. The group then turns their focus to members who do display these qualities and then elect a person the leader based on the traits which they exhibit. The final way which a leader made arise is through the counteractive influence approach to leadership in which a member arise when the group encounters an issue or obstacle and they become the person to resolve said
...rking together. Although conflicts slowed our work we managed to resolve them and move forward to our goal. I would really like to work together again but there are some aspects I would like to be changed which will improve to make our group even more successful. First, making plan of actions and creating deadlines, so everyone will be a little bit more responsible. Second, change cultural issue to being late to every meeting, as waiting to others can be disturbing and irritating. The last thing is suggestion to be more open and not being shy to display thoughts and opinions openly, which might make solutions proposed more creative. Every group member had her/his own place, duty and ready to display help if something was wrong or misunderstood. Supportive climate lead to initiation of friendship among members and that is in my opinion how group should look and act.
In my life i have encountered many different types of leaders. Some were strong and ruled with an iron fist. Some were weak and failed to lead me. We are all leaders in our own way, some of us are born to take the lead. Most achieve their goal of being a leader but most get pushed back and their leadership is diminished.
Working with Chase and Anita on this group project turned out to be a successful experience. Considering the fact that the two out of three of us are athletes with time consuming schedules, I believe we did a really acceptable job of staying on each of our tasks and completing our individual research. We discussed our reading assignments in advance and each agreed that the three of us would take responsibility for one out of the three books. This best worked for our group due to the fact that we had contradicting class schedules. At first, I thought that this would hinder our progress, but in the end we completed the task at hand and everything came together. We brought our work together and tied it all into one presentation, which in my opinion,
question led to two sub questions: “What personality traits do I gain from doing math?” and “How can math help me prepare and get into college?” I explored this question by doing numerous math problems, and I learned new concepts such as matrices, vectors, and the polar coordinates. I learned a myriad of new qualities about myself as I worked on these problems. For example, I discovered that I enjoy solving difficult problems rather than easy problems as I enjoy the challenge of difficult problems, and I feel content after solving a difficult problem because I didn’t expect to solve it. I also realized that my time management
Leadership can be shown through any person in any type of situation. In a classroom discussion, on the playing field, or in public a sign of a leader is evident. A person is born a leader. Certain humans know what to do when the time calls for it. Many people in positions can be entitled a leader such as basketball players. Even a famous movie star can be given this title. These people are not true leaders. True leaders are the belaboring teachers and the intellectual speakers. These are the people who show that leadership is an action, not a position.
I like the fact that the teacher pointed out that leadership can be found everywhere. Leaders don't necessarily exist only in a company where there are a lot of people following you. “Everyone has the potential and possibility to be a leader”. They could be the best at inspiring others, or best at solving problems or dealing with criticism. By and large we all have the necessities to lead and I find, during the group discussions, that the difference and uniqueness of us that give us our own perspective to view and do things. Leadership is also about understanding and combining many different talents and to make them work together to create the best result. There are many kinds of leaders out there, and so many leadership styles. Yet I think we shouldn’t categorised ourselves into one or identify our superiors into one. Why? Because I think it is crucial to be flexible and adapt to which way to lead according to the situations For example, the Democratic style maybe the most popular and most effective, yet it is proved to be counter-productive in urgent occasions requiring instant and firm decisions from one person only, and that is the
Particularly, two members within my group began to emerge as leaders due to their knowledge, skills, as well as experience working with our chosen population. Although I always view them as ‘experts’ in this topic, our group became less focused on our goals and more concerned about the ‘power struggle’ between our two leaders, before we could reach any consensus. Essentially, our group had two authoritarians butting heads and trying to take lead throughout the beginning of the group process. Thus, the other members or ‘followers’ contribution, like mine, seem to not matter unless they adhered to either leaders’ opinions without question. According to Stringer (2014), “Leadership… Is defined according to its function of facilitating organizational and operational processes, rather than defining and controlling them” (p. 31). The researcher further states that active participation is the key to encourage and motivate group members to invest their time and energy to shape the quality of the group's production. Therefore, our group needed to find ways for all members to have a chance to participate fully and apply their individual strengths, in order to enhance our group’s
In order to gain some purpose while working in a group, I know it can be challenging task to do because every group member is required to agree and cooperate. I am privileged to become a part of a group and completed our task successfully. Our group consists of 5 members and we experienced the stages of group development along with which different roles being considered. Our group formed with the common interest of competing and representing ourselves as competent and knowledgeable. The storming phase involved a trial being held to determine the capabilities of each other and positions were found to be disputed due to which we voted on leader of team. In the norming stage, roles of every group member have been stated and identified with the
As a team, our second team leadership role is that of a Summarizer. We're all good recorders/communicators seeing as how everyone takes notes on team progress, team decisions, and any assignments that need to be completed in the future. We created an agenda for the team and at the end of the group meeting the recorder of our group would then distribute copies of the responsibilities we equally share across the team to each team member.
This is only my third class in the Wilkes Instructional Media Program but I can say with certainty that it was the hardest. The class is about Project Based Learning so it only makes sense that part of it would be doing a project. But doing so on the computer with people you have not met and probably never will meet makes it hard. Add to that the fact you’re all teaching in different grade levels and you’re starting with two strikes against you before you even start. At least, that’s how I felt.
When working on a group project, there are certain skills that are required to make sure that the tasks are being carried out smoothly. With that in mind, it is critical to keep an open line of communication as well as an understanding of the other individuals in the group. The following scenario is of a group project I was a part of that had a breakdown in the two points expressed above.
I’m tired, a little stressed and disappointed with some of the group members this week. This has been the most challenging time in group so far. Everything is usually fine, but something is off this week. Although, we have group chats, our group cohesion is off. After, deciding to do the outline one way, we ended up doing it another way. That was cool until individuals brought the confusion. One person thought this way, the other thought that way. It was a mess. Our group dynamics were all over the place. The impact this had on me was very negative. With your help Mrs. Evans, we eventually decided to keep the outline simple. The other group members picked their duties, while mine were assigned to me. It did not bother me that I was assigned duties. Actually, my absence from the meeting helped to decide what I was to do. When it comes to the norming and forming of this group, I find myself at a loss for words. The norming process is off. There is less cohesion than usual; we have not been as effect this week. Also, relationships do not seem to be strengthening. This makes me angry because it affects us all. Unlike the norming stage, the forming stage is pretty solid. All of us are comfortable (in my opinion) giving our opinions, and we understand what is required of us. There is no need to form rules they are already in place. In my opinion, some of the members did not follow the rules. I for one broke a rule.
Working together with other people for an assignment can be a challenging task in some cases but luckily, I worked well with my group members. The decisions we made were anonymous although we paced ourselves individually when it came to completing our separate parts of the essay. As a group I believe that we connected well on an interpersonal level as all four of us were able to make alterations to any problem together . Furthermore, we did not give each other a chance to get angry at one another as we knew that this would only cause conflict that would disrupt our flow as a group. There was an equal divide in the amount of work that we all did; our contributions were fair and no one was lacking behind. In addition, my group members were great at keeping each other informed if one of us were not able to attend a group meeting; emails were sent out informing us what we missed and ideas that were formulated. Everyone in my group worked according to deadlines and in synchronization with each other; we did not have to nag anyone to complete work or wait on a member to complete their task.
...rks. In a word, the MA experience was considered to be a bridge that combines the student learning with working skills, it would be of great help for my future career.