The robotics team from Carl Hayden high school faces many hardships individually and collectively. An obstacle that they faced was money issues, and they were on a tight budget. Oscar also had an obstacle. He couldn’t join the military because he was undocumented. The money issue is stated in paragraph 17, It states the following “Despite the donations, they were still on a tight budget.” This sentence proves that they have money issues, and they raised a total of $800, and it is stated in paragraph 17 as well, “Oscar and his team raised a total of about $800.” As it is stated in the text before, the robotics team at Carl Hayden’s high school doesn’t have as much money donated to them as others teams, so that limited their options for parts, which puts them at a …show more content…
disadvantage against other teams that have more money donated to them. It is also mentioned before that Oscar couldn’t join the military because he was undocumented. Oscar couldn’t join the military because he was undocumented.
This obstacle is shown on paragraph 15, the author wrote,” Because he was undocumented- his parents had brought him to the U.S from Mexico without proper immigration papers-he couldn’t join, wouldn’t get any scholarships, and had to start figuring out what else to do with his life. Because of this, he won’t be able to get a career in the military like he wanted to and this is proven in this sentence, ”A senior, he’d been in ROTC since ninth grade and was planning on a career in the military.” This is an obstacle because it is keeping him from achieving a career in the military as it is stated from the text above. As you can see, these different kinds of obstacles they faced all prevented them from achieving something or made something difficult to achieve. From the author’s perspective there are certain factors needed to build a strong team to overcome the obstacles the team faces. Davis, the author, thought that one of the factors necessary to build a strong team is to have a leader who can motivate the team to do their best. Another factor that the author thinks is necessary to have in the team is to have cooperation among the team
members, so that everyone is doing their fair share of the job and no one is left out doing nothing. The need for a leader is shown in this text on paragraph 14 it states, “He made sure that all of his team members were in the room and focused when he contacted experts to explain tough science concepts.” This text proves that a leader is necessary to organize the group which is to give them roles or jobs to fulfill in the team base on their individual strengths and to make sure they are on task, and this is similar to a teacher and student relationship. Another factor that the author thought is needed to build a strong team to overcome the obstacles is cooperation. To be successful you must first cooperate with your team members, because you are a team not just one person, and everyone has a role or job to fulfill in the team because you might be good and something, but bad at another thing. In paragraph 17 it states, “Luis was the tether man, responsible for the pickup and release of what would be a 100-pound robot.” The sentence tells us that Luis isn’t taking much part in the building robot process, but he still has a role to play in the team because he has to transport the robot to the competition area and release it in the water. Although this may seem like a simple job, he still has a role to play in the team, and if you think about it, transporting a 100-pound robot is not easy. Therefore I think that the author’s perspective on the factors needed to build a strong team in order to overcome obstacles is an organized leader, and a cooperative team, because they must work together to overcome the obstacles they face, and the leader must organize the team, so they can do their best using their individual strengths and help the team be successful.
In her article “Alone Together: The Robotic Movement,” Sherry Turkle describes how our current generation has transformed due to technology advancement, especially with robots. Inventions of robots have become familiar in almost all countries, particularly in japan she explains how technology has changed the basic human interaction to conversations in electronic devices.
As displayed throughout this essay, the Titans displayed how each of these concepts intertwine, influencing how much of an impact they will have on the performance and cohesiveness of a team. Each concept on its own is a vital aspect to analyze when looking to develop a successful and cohesive team. It is important that players connect and function with their team in order to fulfill personal needs and group goals. Without team cohesion, the performance of individual skills and team ability become inhibited. This essay as a whole greatly presented how team cohesion is influenced by a number of factors. However, certain points and proof could have been made better and further explained if there was more space
Topic Sentence 1- Daniel Hale Williams had a rough childhood growing up with no money to educate himself with, and being African-american made the goals he hoped to achieve twice as harder.
discrimination. Racial discrimination also hinders him from any type of success. Despite the hardships, he overcomes
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It is proven that teams who work well together perform and have a higher rate of success compared to teams who do not work well together or communicate with each other. A recent article with regards to leadership discussed the topic of group cohesion and how this is a factor for success. The article discussed several situations, one about a business company, one about a sports team and one about a military operation. The article closely analyzed the leaders of the three situations and discussed the similarities and differences between the three. The main similarity between was there focus on cohesion. The article contained facts about how the business was operating and how that in recent years, production and sales as increased drastically, and one factor for this increase was the CEO implemented a mandatory team building exercise each
everyone should be power ful every one should be responsible for their work. There should be effective communication among each other and we should be able to understand each other.there should be a positive attitude of the members of the team.
The components of a good team should be considered. First, a high-performance team must have strong core values to guide attitudes and behavior consistent with the team's purpose. The members should know why the team is created and why he or she is on the team. Secondly, a team should have specific performance objectives. Members should know exactly what they are trying to accomplish. This also includes having standards for measuring results and ways of obtaining performance feedback. A good team will make members realize the importance of collective efforts. Third, a high-performance team has the right mix of skills. These involve technical, interpersonal, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. No one needs to know how to do it all, but each member should be able to contribute to the group....
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The area of team leadership attracts a lot of attention in the modern world because of the need to assemble and deploy diverse teams for the completion of projects. The future of many corporations relies more and more on the kind of team leadership they have for their projects. This paper explores a number of facets that constitute effective team leadership.
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Companies that have been successful in organizing hi performing teams have reaped the benefits of having appropriate team cohesiveness. However, contrary for companies that have tried and failed at the everchanging task of keeping the lines of communication open between employees and leaders to reach a final product. It is not wise for a leader to place emphasis on team member relationships alone, but more importantly on problem solving techniques and motivating each individual and the team as a whole. Organizations that have set out to improve the quality of the products and business structu...
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Many businesses place an emphasis on the importance of teamwork. A good team consists of people with different skills, abilities and characters. A successful team is able to blend these differences together to enable the organisation to achieve its desired objectives.