Leadership

Individual Reflection Paper

Each person in class will complete this assignment.

What: Paper that reflects on your experience as a team member

Length: 750-1,000 words

Style: Times New Roman, 12 pt., double spaced; your name, team name and word count in upper right hand corner

WEIGHTED SCORING FOR REFLECTION PAPER

• 60% content in response to bulleted prompts in Parts I and II below

• 40% grammar/spelling/sentence structure/word count

• Scoring rubric can be found on the Comm 8 Assignments page on my website under the heading “Resources”

SAMPLE PAPER: See end of this instruction sheet for an example of an A paper

INSTRUCTIONS

Part One:

In your paper, consider how you experienced each of the topics below within your team by reflecting on your team’s cohesion, conflict, roles, decision making/problem solving and leadership according to the following definitions. Incorporate information from the textbook and examples from your group experience.

• Cohesion: The act or state of team members ticking together tightly

• Conflict: A struggle between at least two team members who perceive incompatible goals and interference from others in an attempt to achieve a specific goal.

• Roles: Sets of expectations about behavior and personal contribution in a group

• Decision making/problem solving: Choosing between alternatives/overcoming obstacles

• Leadership: Behavior or communication that influences, guides, directs or controls a group

Part Two:

At the end of your reflection paper, respond to the following two REQUIRED ITEMS in about 50 words each. Dig deep, be honest.

• Item 1: Describe one action you, as an individual, could have taken this semester that would have improved the small group experience for all of your team members and tell why it would have improved the group’s experience.

• Item 2: Describe something you learned this semester that you will use in a future group or team to make sure...