Dominion Mandate Report

Communicating in Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

There are many problems that hinder good group dynamics. We don’t usually have the luxury of picking who we are going to work with on a team; dealing with different personalities and personal agendas are common challenges in working within a team. Other commons challenges like, poor leadership, bad communications, and lack of focus can be helped or eliminated by establishing team roles.

“Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our like-ness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”(Gen . 1.26)

Effective communication is not just about speaking and listening. It is also about watching and feeling. Our body language and tone of voice actually communicate more strongly than the words we use. So, listening effectively involves tuning in closely to the other person’s body language and tone of voice as well as their words.

There are many factors altering group behavior and effectiveness, such as decision- making, cohesion and communication (Crocker, 2016). The later has also shown a positive relationship with group task cohesion (Smith et al., 2013), and methods of enhancing intrateam

1:26 – “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”

It is essential that there is effective communication to build an effective team. Effective teams need to work well together and that team cohesiveness depends on building strong relationships among team members. Communication is crucial and is driven by the team leader who will work with the team to establish ground rules and work to bring the team together so that it can accomplish its goals. All teams will go through expected stages of development, from forming to storming to norming and eventually performing according to Tuckman. Navigating through these stages effectively will help teams build relationships which in turn improves communication. Effective team communication can lead to both personal and professional development. Some examples of good communication are the holding of regular catch up meetings, active listening (by management and team members), regular feedback, clear vision and goals. In contrast to the above poor communication skills can have an adverse effect on team working. If team members are not communicating amongst themselves then

Each of my team members focused on becoming respective category “experts”, but we were all vocal and engaged in the decisions made throughout each round. Decision ideas or prospective planning processes were either pitched prior to our bi-weekly meeting of in the beginning of the meeting and discussed as a team.

In (Genesis 1:26-27 KJV.) We learn that all humanity was created in the image of God. Just like Adam and Eve we too are commanded to take care of the earth and create life. While human responsibility was made clear all humanity was susceptible to sin. To summarize Lecture 2. (2015), humanity’s purpose from the beginning of time has been to do good continually, learn wisdom be fearing the Lord and follow His example in deed and in thought.

We model ourselves to be greater, with God above us and the times of chaos behind us, it is important that we model ourselves in the same way the disciple, the dear St. Peter did for the Romans. As he went out and traveled, spreading the word, so will we—in hopes of strengthening our own society and kingdom as he had long ago, and to empower the name of their Highnesses. First and foremost, it is important to understand that we are all united under Him, despite the various regions in which we live, the land no matter how far apart is under him, which is the reason why we recite, “…they should be divided into many kingdoms and provinces, for his kingdom and jurisdiction” (par. 2)

Without trust among team members and having fear of conflict due to the ability to engage in unfiltered debate leads to no commitment in the team. Without these first steps team members have no base to hold each other accountable for their actions. Causing team members to put their individual needs first.

Collaboration between team members is the key of successful team processes. It requires competence, confidence and commitment on the part of all parties (Henneman et al., 1995).

In Genesis 1:28 God says, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” By giving humans dominion, God wanted them to tend to the earth and take care of it—instead of dominating it—in the same way that he tends to humans and takes care of them. This shows that God gave humans authority over other beings for the purpose of nurturing them just as God has authority over humans which he uses for the purpose of nurturing. In this way humans’ authority shows that they are made in the image of

| * Members participate equally in decision-making, but each member understands that the leader might need to make the final decision if the team can not come to a consensus agreement.

According to Laudato Si, God created us with love, God’s love is infinite, unconditional, and pure. Our creator gave us land, water, heavens, and much more other beautiful things. In addition to this, Pope talks about the disputed topic of the actual definition of “dominion” on Genesis 1:26. The bible states “Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeliness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” By this Laudato Si’ claims that by “dominion” the bible meant “tilling and keeping,” “tilling” for cultivating and “keeping” for taking care of the land he gave us with much love. He claims that humanity is self-centered and doesn’t put thought on our very own community nor own environment, like they should. Hence, people keep dying from contaminated water (especially in Africa,) premature babies keep coming caused by pollution, and natural disasters and dramatic climate change occurs due to our irresponsibility and careless actions. Moreover, Pope writes about how much politicians and economists influence our communities. Many people truly admire and look up to them, but according to pope, some Economists and Politicians are fully aware of the circumstances of our environment, but their upcoming events overcome the reality of destruction and decide to watch and hide the truth as much they possibly