4) I was fairly successful in persuading the group to adopt my positions because I was the President, which automatically comes with a certain amount of decision-making power. My role was already established prior to the beginning of the simulation, and people recognized that I was going to be the facilitator and main spokesman for the group. I do think, however, that my interpersonal style helped me win over the group as well. I was careful to include everyone in the discussion and generally tried to establish a consensus, even if it, in retrospect, it may have been based in groupthink, before making a complete decision. I also think I developed my role as a pragmatist well. I was well informed about the issues and open to changing my opinions or perspectives depending on the information provided. I was open to other people’s advice and criticism, and I sought facts. I generally stayed calm besides when I rushed the decision to declare DEFCON three. I think that, as a result, people trusted me to lead them and listened to my opinions. When I arrived at a decision it was generally after much discussion (perhaps too much at times) and was therefore well respected by the group. 5) The most …show more content…
The amount of effort that the professor and TAs’ put into this simulation was incredible and made it actually feel as if I was the President of the United States in a cabinet meeting. By having everyone write papers ahead of time, the professor ensured that everyone was informed and ready to participate, which made the exercise more realistic, more complicated, and more fun. Also, the simulation is a great way to see the theories we learned play out in real life. I always thought I could avoid groupthink, but now I understand how easy it is to slip into such troubling behavior. In order for students to truly understand international affairs, they need to have a simulation like
I feel that my leadership quality is very important to who I am. It defines me as being me. George showed his leadership qualities by being the one out of the three to keep everyone in the group focused and determined to do well in college. I have taken on the role of being a positive and insightful leader. Right now in college I have met a group of friends and we are pretty close with each other.
As the lone representative of Harborco, I was thrust into a 15 on 1 situation in the board room. I knew that though I held much power in the case, it was imperative to make sure the groups did not side together against me. I began simply by discussing the importance of the project and how I wish to gain everyone's support. I focused on the least powerful groups at first, awarding them small victories in order to gain support.
1. Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.
For the Global Tech simulation, we were arranged into groups with individuals we had not become acquainted with beforehand. Subsequently, there were no personal introductions or pre-class strategy meetings in preparation for our first class meeting on that Saturday. When the instructions were initially given and our simulation experience began, it was quickly realized, by the team that time was going to be of the essence. We immediately confronted the fact that there was no way we could watch all of the interviews provided in the simulation. After everyone had begun making mental and physical notes about the interviews we had already viewed, we collectively decided from there which interviews were going to be the most important for us to observe
I knew that I would enjoy the simulations because I have always enjoyed hands-on projects in my classes. Before I did any of the simulations I started the three simulations I looked at their titles. The first simulation, “You Are A Founder” really caught my attention because The Founders had many issues that they had to compromise on while making our Constitution. Since I knew some of The Founders issues they dealt with I figured I would not learn as much from it and thought I knew a lot about a police officers duties. Therefore, I thought I would learn the most from You Are A Federal Judge. All three simulations were very informational and eye-opening, but the simulation I enjoyed and learned the most from was You Are A Police Officer. I had never really considered how quickly they have to survey a certain situation and know exactly what to do. Since I found out so much from the You Are A Police Officer simulation I believe it was my favorite. All three were very cool and fun to participate in though.
I really enjoyed the simulation. On the simulation day, I have a chance to strengthen the team-player skills. Although I sometimes still lack confidence to speak up due to my English skill, I believed I have improved my confidence in some level. As I can notice that I am more willing to share the ideas on the activities in this class than the previous classes. Moreover, I have learned from this simulation that it is not necessary to have only one correct choice for the ideas. Different people have different ideas depending on their perspective. Therefore, there could be many solutions for a problem, but to select the best choice; we need to consider many factors and the majority opinions. The simulation also allows me to understand how the real organizations work. It is impossible to efficiently manage the organizations without understanding the four frames.
The role of the leader in the Everest simulation was to motivate, instruct, resolve conflict and achieve group goals. I, as the team leader, made the point of differentiating myself from a manager, to someone who was extraverted, energetic and driven, within and outside of the simulation. This involved organising location times and communication between members, drawing up the team contract and building relationships between team members beyond the classroom. During the simulation however I chose to adopt a less prominent role to minimise conflict and maximise satisfaction.
The advice I would give to others who are doing simulation is trying to understand other functional areas in addition to your main functional one. I realized that after learning the other functional areas, I make more contribution to the team and help get the team in the right direction. Of course, each member first needs to concentrate and make good decision in their own functional area. However, understand each area and their interaction would provide the whole picture and guide decisions to the right direction. The other advice is each member needs to spend considerable of time to prepare such as watching Capsim videos for the simulation so that they can avoid mistakes, especially in the early rounds.
...e performed quite well as did my team that managed it and overall I learned many valuable lessons that I can bring into the workplace. The simulation experience was helpful in just allowing a person to use what they learned in class and apply it to their simulation work. It is helpful for any person to have some kind of experience in the field they wish to study. This simulation helps people to prepare for the trials and tribulations they might go through working in a group, but also what they will gain from doing so. It is important to work as a group since most businesses will expect you to be able to do so. This simulation helps prepare students to work in the real world whether it is a job or an internship. In any kind of setting, it is helpful to know how to work and communicate well in a group and know the basics of everything that goes into running a business.
Group therapy is considered one of the most resourceful forms of therapy. The benefits to group therapy can be both cost-effective and a great means of support (Corey, Corey & Corey, 2014). The process of experiencing ideas and viewpoints expressed by your peers allows group members to become more susceptible to the counseling procedure. Group counseling also helps individuals to feel a sense of belonging due to similar situations and experiences shared by the group. The sense of support from group members can be an excellent means towards developing long-lasting relationships and developing communication skills needed to move forward during the counseling phase. In this paper, I will discuss my experiences throughout the group-counseling phase.
In a team-oriented setting, everyone contributes to how well the group succeeds overall. You work with fellow members of the group to complete the work that needs to be done. Having the right people in the correct roles is an important factor in measuring the success of a team, where you are united with the other members to complete the main goals. Every group is made up of definite strengths and weaknesses. Our team's 3-5 major strengths necessary to work accordingly consist of Informer, Summarizer, Orienter, Piggy-Backer, and Encourager. One of our strengths as a team is that we get input from everyone involved. Every member of our team is a leader in some way. Part of being a good leader is knowing how important it is to receive the best ideas from each member of their team. We attend group meetings where we discuss any challenges, issues, and problems. At these meetings, we often exchange ideas or brainstorm new ones with each other and come up with the best and most creative team solutions as potential answers to those perceived problems.
I contributed ideas and logic, rather than just bossing everyone around. Likewise, during tic-tac-toe I would be prepared to play strategically and fast. I thought quickly and played accordingly. Now the unit is over and I believe I’ve found my place in the team: I’m the brain-stormer.
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.
In reflection on my learning experience in the group class, I have gained clarity on what sorts of competencies of facilitating group therapy, as well as in what areas social workers and students tend to feel most strong in my practice. Regarding my specific gains in competencies, I feel that I learned the most and was most likely to gain specific group facilitating competencies at the weekly class. Learning in group class is taught me the tools to use to work with groups therapy, communities and also with individuals through the process of changes. In this past three months I think a lot of opportunities have been created to shadowing with (beside and behind) and being a part of group members to learn. In addition, this class has taught me about the skills and how effectively help