Individual Team Reflection

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Subject Business
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Introduction

In our lives, we are faced with many scenarios where we have to work as a team. In this team environment, the individual members have to carry out various tasks so as to achieve predetermined goals. Recently, I was a member of a team of 5 people and we set out to prepare for five presentations in 5 weeks. In this essay, I shall reflect on my team experience. In particular, I shall review our strengths and weaknesses and what I would do differently when next working in a team. I will also reflect on what working in a team means to me as a future health professional.

Team Strengths

One of the strengths of working in my team was the dedication and commitment that was demonstrated by each member. All of us were enthusiastic about our tasks and I am certain that this played a huge part in our success as a group. Another strength that I observed in my group was that we were able to divide our duties and have everyone in charge of a specific aspect of the team. This led to the increase efficiency of the group since each member had a clear set of objectives. We did not waste time during our meetings deliberating on what to do since we had it planned out.

Weaknesses

A particular weakness that I observed in my group was that some members did not participate in the discussions that we held. This was as a result of lack of confidence by the group members. Declining to participate hurt the group since us as the other members were deprived off the chance of hearing the viewpoint of the member who refused to speak out. Our group was therefore not able to benefit from the unique perspective that each member brings.

Opportunities we Capitalized on

We capitalized on the leadership skills of one of us by appointing him as the team leader. Our leader ensured that we had a sense of purpose and that we were working towards achieving similar objectives. Bearing in mind that effective communication is deemed as the corner stone on all successful relationships, we capitalized on the various communication technologies available to us to ensure effective communication. We used emails and cell phones to ensure that urgent information was delivered on time hence increasing our group efficiency.

What I would do differently

While my group was effective, I believe we did not meet with each other after the group activities. As such, the chances for building our cohesion as a team were minimized due to a lack of out of group relationships. In my next group activity, I will set out to build relationships with other members of the group. This will improve the effectiveness of the group since group performance greatly relies on the strength of relationships between the individual members (Huszczo 2004, p.5).

Meaning of Team Work to me

In the health care industry, professionals are often required to work in interdisciplinary collaborative environments. Health care requires high levels of skills and team working so as to produce desired results (McVicar 2003, p.34). As such, being able to function in a team is necessary for better patient-centered care to be achieved. With this in mind, being able to effectively work in a team is to me a prerequisite for being a health care professional.

References

Huszczo, G 2004, Tools for Team Leadership: Delivering the X-factor in Team Excellence, USA: Davies-Black Publishing.

McVicar, A 2003, Workplace Stress in Nursing: a Literature Review, Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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