When engaging in others in a team, communication is a double sided coin. On one side of the coin working with others in a group can be engaging, fun, exciting, and a little easier when it comes to the work load individually. Then when you turn the coin over it can be the complete opposite. Dealing with others in a group/ could be a nightmare, nightmarish in the way of, team members not doing the individually assessments, not communicating having negative attitudes, competitiveness, just being a slacker overall. Unfortunately these are the risks we take when joining a team for group projects. This essay will be discussing my personal group journey, behaviors, problems, influences, leadership, problem solving, effectiveness as group, and the overall team communications to accomplish the goal at hand. In 2010 I worked in N.W. Washington D.C. as an Assistant Property Manager for a large apartment complex with over 400 apartments. This community was a very upscale community with rent ranging from $1010 -$2200per month. We planned events monthly; needless to say any event thrown for our residents had to be the best of the best. One summer the Property Manger wanted to through a pool party for the residents. The P. M. gave a budget of $3000 and put me in charge of the entire event. I made my personal game plan for the event then I gathered my small group/team of three Leasing Representatives, Misha, Trever, and Lisa and started planning my first event which I was the leader (219(9)). Of course this is when I really started to understand and learn how my team would collaborate and clash all at the same time. We as a small group or a secondary team have been given an assignment from my boss to throw a pool party fo... ... middle of paper ... ...work or wrapping gifts, because if I started to show a negative attitude then my team would also (251(10) ) . To some in the group I might have shown a lack of leadership when I didn’t confront Misha in the beginning on her comments about me, however, the event was a success. So in the end my choice as the leader was the right one at the time. In the end I did confront her on her comment; but before I could say anything she told me I did a great job and handed me a little gift basket. I told her thank you and then I told her that I knew about in the same day she spoke to our boss. Then I said I didn’t confront her earlier because I didn’t want to start any issues I our group, especially when I am in charge of this project. Our interaction was back and forth (252/10). Her face was priceless, but in the end pool party was a success and everyone was on good terms.
In my junior year of high school, I joined the leadership program called ASB, also known as associated student body. I had the honor and role of being the school’s unofficial videographer to promote events with videos and short films posted on our social media sites because of my passion for video editing and artistic abilities. I also became responsible as being chairman for one of our committees to organize special recognition events for our senior athletes. ASB made my work stressful and challenging, but it was a good way to connect with others.
Working in teams can be well-defined as when a group of people are brought together for the aim of a mutual objective. Each member in a group puts their abilities to accomplish the goals. Groups make exertion to complete the project, but not necessarily the project is achieved every time. Within a group, every member participates in a position to accomplish the group’s intentions. These positions add new and significant dimensions to physics of group colleagues. Bruce Tuckman’s team development theory provides a way to challenge the duties of assembling a squad through the achievement of an assignment. On the whole, each group associate played a vital responsibility to complete the project at the end of Client-Focused Business Solutions.
One of the main factors preventing the success of this team was that there was a lacked of communication skills, especially lagging in listening. No one listened effectively, and everybody tried to shove ideas around the meetings, which led the group to fail to arrive at a decision. Moreover, there were pe...
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 along with a certain level of 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.
Teamwork has become increasingly more popular in organizations. In order for teams to be successful it is important that individuals have the tools necessary to align their tasks with a shared goal. Teams must be able to provide the necessary feedback and support to continue to improve the process and outcomes that define a team’s goal. Teams, just like people, are made up of characteristics. Successful teams are able to work interdependently by providing a clear set of goals, good leadership, support, appropriate tasks, accountability and rewards (Levi, 2014, p.29). Team value is determined not simply by the project outcome but in whether individuals can work together collectively to incorporate different perspectives, and provide the support and motivation to one another when there is a conflict (Levi, 2014, p. 126). Individual and team accountability begins with a clear understanding of the role each member of the team has and what expectations have been set for the team to achieve its goal.
1.1 Identify Key Issues and Theories Relating to Group Working and How These Were Applied in their Group
However, my friend and I were playing roles to break the ice between the team. After our first meeting outside of the classroom, I found out that my group was friendlier as we started getting more comfortable with our team members. The first issue we encountered was how we should communicate to do the work. I was the person who created a group on WhatsApp and Skype in order to make the group communication more effective. The second issue we faced as a group was that we seemed to be stuck in the brainstorming stage. I could say that we spent more than two weeks in that stage just because there were lot of disagreements between team members on how we should be conducting our project. Each one had different idea and point of view. But after numerous meetings, we were finally able to come up with a detailed plan on how we were going to conduct our project, and we specifically defined each other specific
Effective teamwork can be challenging and at times can be a struggle between leaders and team members. However, taking into consideration the theories and communication skills we discussed can help team members and leaders become more functional. It is important to influence each other by sharing our experiences and useful information throughout the team. Adopting a “we, instead of, me” approach and respecting each other’s differences can take you, and the team as a whole, a long way. After all, this is all for the sake of accomplishing shared goals successfully.
Keyton, J. (2006). Communicating in groups: Building relationships for group effectiveness (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
Working in a group can be very challenging, but the job must get done. For a semester I worked with a group completing many projects and presentations together. These assignments helped me learn what to expect in the working world, when working with others. I acquired a lot of knowledge about working with groups from this one semester. I mastered the element, conflict, the key to any successful group. Even though my group went through many hard times, we always seemed to get the work done. My group had a large variety of perspectives and beliefs, so that did spark a lot of disagreements.
I also started to raise my voice a little better and to let them know a I was serious, and it worked. When I told them to get in line, it wasn’t easy, but I got them in line. I also started to learn more about the big building we were in to know where all the classrooms were. After that day, I knew things were going to be rough, but I was going to be okay these six weeks. Throught the six weeks, I faced lots of challenges such as conflicts between the kids and also the kids misbehaving badly, leading me to take them to the office. There were also lots of great moments, for example when we went to field trips to Aquariums, Museums, and also to Six Flags. Six Flags was one of the funnest field trips for the kids and for me, because I haven’t been to Six Flags since I was a little kid, and because I really bonded with my kids a lot. Throughout these six weeks that I worked, I also made new friends and also gained lots of core values, like responsibility, teamwork, patience, and recognition. At the last day of the job, they gave out and award for best worker of the year and they picked me to receive that award. I can still remember Ms. Regina’s words as she said, “Emerson, you have worked really hard these six weeks, and put in a lot of effort to your job, so the Director Team would like to present you with the Youth Leader of the Year award.” That was one of the best
Communication played a very important part in our group project. One of the ways we stayed connected was to call group meeOur goal as a team was to get an A on the group project. Because my grade wasn't to to good I was fully committed to the team's goal. We decided to split the groups work up into parts. So each individual had our own assignments. I was the one who assigned the groups work, so i was happy with that individual assignments. We did it this was so it could be easier to accomplish our team goal.
As I look back on my communication class, I feel I was not only having a wonderful and funny class during the whole semester, but also harvested many necessary communication and cooperation skills in each group projects. In the beginning of the semester, I wrote my first evaluation to appraise myself by the nine core small group communication competencies. After 12 weeks, I thought I got some improvements in some aspects. In the following paragraph I will discuss each of the competencies to analysis my effort of becoming an effective team member.
The group, 3 men and three women, have different levels of computer knowledge, different backgrounds and completely diverse personalities. At the first evening class all the individuals met and entered the forming stage of team development by reading through the course outlines, learning what the course opportunities and challenges would be. The instructor, who facilitates the team building process, established the rules and guidelines and encouraged all to collaborate together (Fin Lee, 2017). During the first few weeks of class people worked mainly on their own progress and conflicts arose (storming stage) about who has completed the project first, disregarding the requirement of teamwork to advance in this course. They worked through their differences and power struggles by providing productive criticism and feedback. Although, the instructor offered mediation, the group eventually resolved their
The thing that is most fascinating and helpful about working in teams was the team discussions. Cohen and Bailey (1997) summarized the things that make teamwork more effective and beneficial and suggested that it is extremely important fo...