Collaborative Mindset

We are a small team with huge responsibilities. We can neither operate as individuals nor can we wear one hat. Everyone on the team has a huge task and purpose and the team requires every member to successfully perform our mission. Teamwork is the key to our success. If we operate as a team there is nothing we cannot accomplish or conquer.

As we move towards the goal of being One Nationwide it is important that we work together as one team and that we demonstrate an above the line behavior when it comes to collaborating, learning new opportunities and managing change that benefits our company and our members.

Our common goals are to help our teammates grow and develop academically and socially in a respectful environment, by working together on our team’s project for this class. We aim to achieve a successfully completed project, and to resolve conflict directly in a timely manner.

During the course of her two journey as a fellow student part of the Management and Leadership (Healthcare Concentration) Bachelor of Arts program, Ms. Sams has truly demonstrated how the role of teamwork relates; to team members working together to strategically develop and accomplish a shared goal amongst themselves. Indisputably, strategically developing and accomplishing a team’s shared goal is sometimes the most difficult responsibilities presented to a team. However, strategically developing and accomplishing a team’s shared goal is not an impossible responsibility to accomplish. From experience, Ms. Sams participated in countless number of team projects during her two-year educational journey at Judson University. Reaping the benefits

When someone says group project one can see who likes them and who does not. There are people who like group project and there are people who hate them. Some people like to work together and all share responsibilities but there are the people who have had bad experiences with group projects. It is interesting to see how people act in a group setting. Some people sit back and let others do their work and some work hard and try to get everyone involved. The roles of group members can be categorized and analyzed.

Perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects of any individual’s life is his or her work ethic. It would make sense that, with the world being as impersonal as it is in this day and age, this would be the case. Group work, in addition, plays a key role in eliminating the intimacy of a single person’s ability. This is a fundamental reason as to why a good work ethic is important to me.

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

By being collaborative and providing the solutions the team will become strong by their inter relationships and will generate a good performance which will be very much helpful for the growth of the company.

As a supervisor, with only six years of experience as an educator, I feel I would begin by implementing the collaborative approach. By selecting the collaborative approach this will allow the most flexibility when conferencing with the teacher. I like how I can prepare myself for the conference with possible improvement goals, and action plans that could be considered and potentially integrate into the teacher’s daily routine, but have the ability to let the teacher have a voice in the conference before I completely determine what approach I should implement. By allowing the teacher to have a voice in the conference, I could then determine if the teacher has the knowledge to identify an appropriate goal and action plan on their own before I make my own suggestions. If the teacher is able to demonstrate the knowledge and an appropriate action plan, I will keep my suggestions to myself and begin using the nondirective behaviors approach. If the teacher is not able to identify an obvious problem, any of its underlying causes, or possible solutions, I could change my approach to either directive control or directive informational.

Team and team leadership play a crucial role in developing an adaptive and collaborative organization since the ability of a team to collaborate well together will improve its effectiveness. A collaborative climate must be present in an organization, and according to Northouse (2016) “to build an atmosphere that fosters collaboration, we need to develop trusting relationships based on honesty, openness, consistency, and respect.” (p. 370). This author also describes that this type of climate makes members of a team stay problem focused, have the freedom of taking risks, and listen to and understand one another (p. 370). By having a constant communication with the other members of the team not only creates a more trusting environment, but also

As it is being stated earlier that this paper will be discussing about team development and it will then explain the theories of teamwork and team development. Team development is defined as the improvement of the efficacy of working in teams or groups by advancing goal progressions (Eyre, 2015). Bruce Tuckman firstly identified the four stages of team development in the mid 60s (Eyre, 2015). These stages are; Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing. In the 1970s Dr Bruce Tuckman added the fifth stage, which is Adjourning (Businessballs.com, 2015). Dr Bruce also mentioned that this theory is a helpful and beneficial description of team development (Businessballs.com, 2015).

Collaboration Process: Before this year I had no idea that there was more than one skill to collaboration at all. I was fresh off of learning what collaboration was when I was introduced to the skills that made it up. However, as the year went on I learned what the skills in collaboration were, how it is important to leadership and to master it. Collaboration is made up of Decision-Making and goal setting. What I learned about this skill is that Decision-making is very important to collaboration because collaboration depends on people working together. Working together means that people have to know how to make a decision in a group. I also learned that goal setting helps the group who is collaborating have a vision that guides the group for

Christy Ebron was a graduate student of Texas A&M University, she majored in accounting. She spoke about learning, growing, executing, and leading when it comes to working with others. Ebron stressed the concept of working with others and how rules are stabilized to maintain a successful teamwork, I found the tips important because in the business work teamwork is used regularly. I didn't feel so happy about the concept of working with others constantly but after she spoke of the process it all made sense. Having a team to depend on and work with is highly beneficial and helps immensely with balancing work and life outside work.

Although much of my work is done independently; I do have the pleasure of collaborating with the Office Manager and Physicians on a daily basis. My interacts with them are well welcomed and extremely pleasant. It is my belief that collaborating within a team increases work performance and ensure that information is appropriately distributed; as I am the liaison for the allergy clinic. These collaborations help ensure that goals are completed in a timely and efficient manner.

Since Suyoung Kwon and I had shared the same interests in musculoskeletal disorder, we became as a team. We were the group number 2 of the presentation, the topic of the presentation entitled “Core Stabilization Exercise for Low Back Pain Patient”. Hard working together through 6 weeks, I felt the great meaning of the word as “COLLABORATION” and “SHARING” while I was working with my colleague. The following information will provide more information about our presentation.