Simulation Reflection

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Through participating in the Leadership and Team Simulation: Everest, I have truly learned the importance of planning, leading, organizing, and controlling. My role for the simulation was Team Leader; it was my responsibility to ensure that all decisions made were the best for the team. While I have always directly applied myself positions of leadership, the simulation taught me the importance of being receptive of feedback from team members, when working towards a common goal. Although I felt I was successful at having my group communicate in an open and effective manner, we failed the simulation.
From the simulation, I learned that to be a successful leader, you have to include your team in the decisions that you make. In the past, I would make all decisions alone, because I felt that they were not apt enough to suggest good ideas. In the simulation, I …show more content…

The decisions a manager makes reflects the entire organization, we well as demonstrate a manager’s influence on a business. The decisions managers and leaders make could leave a major impact on a business. If I were to develop my decision-making skills, and change the way I interact with team members, I would be able to make smarter and well-informed decisions. I tend to be overly ambitious and unable to delegate tasks to those I am working with. Managers that do not have good decisional skills tend to be less efficient at delegating tasks to their teams as well as being realistic about goals, because their communication is not efficient. Consequently, good communication is the most important skill for any manager or leader to have. If one is unable to communicate to their team in a clear way, important information will not be passed on to those who need to be aware. In order to improve my communication skills, I have to be able to delegate tasks to my team members, as well as communicate information in a clear

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