Sarah – You did a good job on Wednesday leading the first session in the newly formed group. It is always a little more difficult at the beginning when the group dynamics is still unknown. Besides this fact all material was impressively covered due to the good collaboration of the entire group. I liked that you as a leader came earlier and provided a schedule on the board for everybody to look at, although in the future, I think this is a good idea to send a schedule a night before IQ to help the group members to organize their notes better. From my perspective, you were well prepared and often contributed to the discussion. But one thing you could improve as a leader would be trying to engage more those quieter people. On Friday you shared your knowledge frequently, but you also gave a little more room for other individuals to talk. You also asked clarifying questions, which is a great approach and it helps not only you but also other members of the group in understanding of specific topic. Keep up the good work.
Your reflection essay is very thoughtful. I do agree it might be a challenge to adjust to the new group dynamics at the beginning. However, I think our group has quite good fit and people work together quite well. Although participation in the group discussion is still a little unbalanced, so I appreciate your plan to try engaging more those quitter individuals. Your leadership on Wednesday was good, there was no awkward silence, and discussion flowed quite well.
First of all, to be put in a group of individuals that I had never met or interacted with before was always going to be difficult. The process of getting to know them better and finding the strengths and weaknesses of each team member was hard at first but the more we worked on the presentation, the better we became at communicating and getting the
Overall the process leading up to the speech was a great experience. Even though our group was close this speech was able to help us learn more about each other. This speech was able to help us understand each other and grow as a group. We learned how to work with each other and adjust work to fit everyone’s schedule. This was a great opportunity for us to show responsibility, teamwork, and leadership. We are satisfied with the grade we got on the speech because we put a lot of time into
In terms of how much the average person discussed their ideas and thought, I believe I did very well. I noticed that during the session there were two people who talked the most: the to being Amanda and Max. In terms of words used by a person i believe i had the the third most, right under them. I tried to show some leadership in the group by posing questions, and I also gave other people opportunities to talk and share their ideas. I wasn't very interruptive and i asked other people to talk to get other people's ideas out.
The classroom presentations really helped me put everything together. Preparing for the presentation allowed me to look back and examine all the previous lessons learned up until this past Thursday. Doing this gave me a good sense of gauging my current positon and to critique myself. I was able to figure out some of the things I did wrong, for example wasting time by trying to write about a broad topic. Although I am passionate about helping low-income children succeed, it did not provide me with a clear thesis due to its complexity. I am still thinking about applying for a Masters degree in Juvenile Justice, but for this class the data was overwhelming. With that said, I realized that there were some things that were done right. For example, I was able to move on to another topic, which not only interests me, but was not fully covered during my last 24 months of Organizational Leadership classes. I believe there is a need to understand how a leader’s emotions affect their ability to influence others. This past week allowed me to reflect and realized that I was on the right path because I find my topic interesting. Having to present my journey to the class and being able to listen to others will allow me to plan
I think one thing I could have done better was work on my pitch when playing a high “C”. I needed to focus my air during that part in Simple Gifts. The whole group, I think needs to work on dynamics. We do dynamics, but I think we can do more with it. Like the judges said, make a big difference between pp and ff. Also,
Overall, the performance was okay, however, there were many flaws. My own performance was not at all perfect because I definitely could have done a lot better. I should have taken more action to actually lead the group more, but instead I was a little shy because of the fact that I was the youngest. For example, I should have pushed the group to rehearse more, so we would have been better at our lines. However, I was not the strongest leader and did not do so. In my performance I should have been louder and projected my voice more and I should have done more acting instead of standing. I could have also spoke a little deeper to sound like a boy, but I did not think about that and worried more about my lines than I did the quality of what I was saying.
was raised by my parents to never lose sight of my goals and to always have a positive work ethic. My parents were born in India and they moved to Canada in hopes that their children could have a better life. They work hard everyday so that my siblings and I do not have to quit school like they did. My greatest eye opening experience was when I started working with my mother as a general factory worker in grade ten. The working conditions were very tough in which we stood for long hours and we had to be constantly working quickly. I met many great women and men who were new immigrants and heard their struggles in their birth country. However, despite all of the pressure they were thankful for their job and to be living in Canada. At the young
At the beginning, I took it upon myself to configure the essay, turn in the project on time, and share a Google Doc file with each partner. By creating the presentation on Google, this allowed every group member access the presentation and work on their slides whenever they needed to do so. Choosing the categories came easy, respectfully we gave each other the chance to voice our opinions on why we should have that specific topic. Lance was a huge help getting everything rolling, he offered to drive to Happy Trails to interview Josh Devault and not mention set up the meeting. Ryan kept me updated with his work and asked many questions that added to my confidence that he will get the job done correctly. Eddie hammered down on his section as well as kept everyone up-to-date with his progress through the journal feature on Blackboard. Char Dai’ got her section done before everyone else did and that was astonishing. She influenced the whole group to get their work done quick and efficiently. Every member worked hard and finished on time, I’m quite happy with our group’s
At first, I was excited about group this week. I had been thinking about the topic of boundaries earlier that morning. But once the leader declared we would only discuss boundaries as relevant to Social Work I honestly lost my excitement. Actually I do not believe it was solely because of the topic but rather I think it was how the leader presented it. I struggled for the first 10 minutes to have anything to add. I believe it was because I did not have answers to the leader’s questions and felt as if I was being asked questions for a class test. Therefore, this week I mostly listened and interjected when I believed I had an answer to contribute. Maybe I felt I did not have much to share, since I am still new to Social Work and my jobs before
I have learned a lot from the service learning project, I think that I can be used in my classes in the future. I have learned a lot about looking at individual’s strengths and adapting the process to fit their needs instead of hoping that the individual will change. I think that I could still improve upon this for the future, because it can be such a complicated task to do. From watching how upfront Melissa was about her expectations for the project, I learned how I need to be in future group projects if I were going to be the leader. To become a high performing team, I need to say my own expectations from the start.
An important part of our learning and growing experience must stem from our ability to analyze and reflect upon the groups that we have been members in. This reflection can define our understanding of the weaknesses both in ourselves and in the others within our group; and it can help to shape the way that we act in future groups. Adjusting ourselves to compensate for our weaknesses, based upon an honest and thorough examination of our actions within a group setting, is one of most important thing for any person to do. It is only through this evaluation that we can improve ourselves and our interactions with others. This paper will examine a group that was required to make an important decision about adding a new member
To analyse the presentation and teamwork I need to be able to understand everyone has different experiences and different ways of working and had their own view on teamwork. My confidence grew as I got to know the team. Giving the presentation has helped me with my confidence, which I will need when I am working in the health care. I have also learned to speak up more and encourage others to take part when they where being quiet and not pulling their weight. It was good to do research using the appropriate methods, looking at journals and professional sites. I managed to hold it together during the presentation in front of everyone. I knew the presentation was not going to go as well has it could due to the lack of practice. The reason I was so nervous was
We could have worked better collectively as a group in terms of communication. For instance, we tried to arrange a time to rehearse the presentation. All three of us are mutually available on Monday after school, therefore Rebecca and I assumed that we meet on
When one thinks of meaningful work, generally they think of labor that accomplishes a certain goal. They think of a prestigious job or occupation that has meaning to it. But meaningful work can mean a lot more than just a prestigious job or having meaning to something you do. Meaningful work can be as simple as feeding the birds in the park on a Saturday morning. It can be helping someone out or looking out for someone in need. Meaningful work can be defined as enjoyment of the worker, dedication of the worker to the job, and involvement that the worker shows toward his job.
On April 13th you did your proposal on the Pretty Brown Girls organization to your Boss at Amazon, and while you did great overall, there are some key elements that you could improve on to help enhance your presentation. Nekirah, I was able to pinpoint many strengths that you should capitalize on and a few weaknesses that you should try to improve. I believe to be better in anything one must always be aware of their shortcomings to make the necessary adjustments.