My Personal Group Journey to Accomplish the Goal at Hand

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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.

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