Personal Strengths: Team Analysis

Overall if I reflect back on our group work I believe we worked very well as a team and my contribution to the group was significantly high because I had an aim in my mind which I focused on until the end. As I worked the extra mile for our project, it resulted that it gave us, as a team, a bit more time in preparation for our presentation and finalizing the app which was crucial at that time for us.

Upon completion of the StrengthsFinder survey, I discovered that my five greatest strengths were Achiever, Discipline, Responsibility, Relator, and Competition. However, I was skeptical about the initial results until I read what each strength entails. I found most of the information given to be accurate. According to the description of those strengths, I discovered that I use them daily without realizing it.

Another strength of the team was our ability to come up with a range of different ideas and then working as a team to improve on the ideas, this strength was important to use because we needed to come up with a range of ideas for all of the tasks that we were involved in. if we were unable to come up with a lot of ideas for each task then we may have struggled to complete some of the tasks that we had been set, most of the tasks involved us to work as a team to discuss the ideas that each of us had, we made sure that everyone was listening and participating during each part of the task in which we had to discuss the ideas. The final strength of the team was the overall participation of the team, within all of the tasks every team members made sure that they were participating as much as possible with the role in which they had been set, if all the team members were not participating as much as possible then it could result us in failing some of the tasks that we had been set because in each task we didn’t have a big time limit in which we had to come up with ideas, put these ideas into practice and then come up with any alternative ideas that may be needed in order for us to complete the task.

When I took my strengths test I was not necessarily shocked with what I received, more with what I did not receive. I thought for sure that I would have received positivity because people are always telling me how positive I am. Through learning about my strengths I have come to realize that all five of my strengths together may be the cause of my positive attitude, and all five of my strengths working together constantly are what people see. My strengths are restorative, communication, input, strategic, and achiever.

CLC Key Point: The final key point I would like to make is my work and time I did with my CLC Team this week on our project. I have learned through many years of working on teams that you must be prepared for “bumps” in the road. This project was no different. I think with this particular group, communicate more often. Our overall project is good, but we cut close to get it turned in on time. We had to track down the last piece due to slow communication. However, as I stated before you always to be successful you learn to work with the team you have. You need to help your teammates be the best they can be by supporting them, not degrading them or being negative toward them. I make a policy to remember that each person brings something different

Since you can't expect a new team to amaze when it first comes together, putting together a robust team that functions well was a challenge. The second challenge was the fact that we were all the same age and almost all had the same level of experience, which put an extra burden on me trying to influence the team and make them believe in me and trust me as a leader.

Working with a new team can be a challenging effort as is; however, working with a team who was constantly required to join other teams can place a strain on team dynamics to an even further extent. Composed of only three individuals, working effectively together was often a very difficult task for my team, as we were repeatedly obligated to join other groups throughout activities. This put pressure on not only our team but others as no one was familiar with the team dynamics of each group except for the members of that team. This was most noticeable during the paper airplane challenge and having to join another team to discuss a case study. The paper airplane activity captivated the challenges of a team as one of our group members was absent that class, and we were

For a team to work together effectively it is an important process that a trusting, open relationship is developed within the team (Ulrich & Crider 2017). This was accomplished within my group prior

Overall, I feel that our team is working well together. At first, I was very skeptical going into a group of five people and not knowing anyone. Yes, within the group there were familiar faces, but I had never talked to any of them. It turns out that the one thing about our group that makes us click so well, is that none of us were friends before. This allowed all of us to get to know one another and understand how each of us work in a group. I love the fact that we don’t have those two people who are very close and agreeing only with each other. It allows us to truly pick the best ideas without thinking that we’re hurting our friend’s feelings by not picking theirs. This has made the project beneficial

The following are a few lessons I am taking away from this team experience: 1) quality communication is key 2) do early recon and understand what work lies ahead 3) quickly discern who is a self starter and who works better with direction 4) for a team that is just forming I would suggest that you set expectations early and try to spend time together outside of work in order to build bonds 5) communicate by phone or face to face as much as possible to avoid

Our group worked well together because everybody helped each other. First two time that we met we not to be familiar with others, our mind were not open anymore. In the meeting, we shared with ideas and thought thoroughly on every offered idea before making a decision. If there were any mistakes helped each other to correct it. We had meetings every week and we started knowing each other better. We had discussed about our work, how it’s going and going in the right way or not. Then we had a chance to ask each others. We did everything step by step. Finally everything was done on time which subsequented to reach our main goal.

My current strengths include; my honesty and passion towards my work. I have always been positive and confident regarding my aims and targets. Along with these, I am a good decision maker, due to which I can make right and quick decisions. Moreover, I have ability to motivate others and do team work. I am also a responsible person, when I make a target; I work day and night to achieve my goal.

Trying to decide what your personal strengths are, is hard. For myself, I have grown in my strengths, and I’ve experienced my weaknesses. My personal strengths consist of: positivity, encouragement, laughter, and love. I pick these four because I feel that I am truly strongest in these aspects of my life. Being positive is a big factor in everything I do. I always want to be happy and joyful; not only to display Christ in me, but to make others feel the way I do. I want others to appreciate life and to feel any kind of uplift in his or her spirt. Positivity plays into encouragement. I make it my goal to make others feel better about themselves. My goal coming into college was to learn and know every person(s) name that I got the chance to meet. Just taking a few minutes out of your day to truly get to know someone, is such a blessing. It not only blesses me in new friendships, but it also blesses others because they feel that someone genuinely cares about them. Laughter is another characteristic I strive to pour out onto others. I laugh at practically everything. I love to laugh, and I love to make people laugh. I’ve learned the importance of laughter, and I just want to make one person smile every day. Love is my last of the four attributes. Love is so important to me. I love creation (Trees, birds, squirrels), God, and I love people. I just want the love that God has given me, to pour out onto others. I want others to know that I love them. These are my personal strengths

As our project continued on, all of our members had different opinions on how well we believed we were successful. One of our group members believed we were a successful group since we were able to agree on almost everything easily as well as able to get along. They also thought our persistence was admirable due to the fact that we worked through the struggles of not being able to meet in person. Even though our first attempt at communicating through texting did not work well, we tried other methods, such as Canvas’ announcement features and pages. Another mem er in our group stated that it remains to be seen since we still have time before the

When this course started, I didn’t know what to expect. Quickly did I learn that it was more than just about a single individual and his or her ideas and behaviours. As the course progressed, I learned that it was very important to understand how small groups work. Reflecting upon my personal journey with my group, I have learnt that working in small groups requires commitment, synergy, communication, listening, conflict resolution and decision making and problem solving. This brings me upon my personal journey with my small group and how I have learned to work in such an environment.