Mgt 312 Working with Groups and Teams

Working in Groups and Teams

2015

Working in Groups and Teams

Upon completing the self-assessment “Evaluate Team Members Effectiveness”, the results were as I expected and allow me to see where improvement of my team member effectiveness is needed. Though I am not bragging, I do have many strengths when it comes to working in a team, however, those strengths have been developed over many years of working in a team environment, and there are a few places that need improvement still. Although” social loafing” is not something I believe I have ever been guilty of, though that could be my perception of my actions, but I have always been one to push to meet the goals set in front of the team. This also allows us to put our best foot forward so to speak and allows us to work effectively in team environments, either on the job or in class. Team development in the work environment can give clear advantages to workers, especially if they are effective team members.

Self-Assessment

The completing of the “Evaluate Team Members Effectiveness” self-assessment yielded results that were not surprising to me. It is important to me to contribute as much as possible to my teams’ efforts to complete a job or assignment. In order to do this there has to be quality interaction with my teammates and that interaction must be quality interaction to help with the assignment and keep us on track. Seeing the results of the self-assessment did make me realize that I need to trust my teams’ abilities more. The score I received for contribution to the team was 24 points and interacting with teammates was the same score. Keeping the team on track was slightly higher at a 25points; which are my strengths when working in a group environment. However, expecting quality fell short at 14 points, as did having relevant knowledge, skills and abilities was extremely low at a five: Making it apparent these two points are my weaknesses (N.J. Blunt, personal communication, August 11, 2015). The...