There are four different team player styles, and they include contributor, collaborator, communicated, and challenger. The contributor keeps the group focused, provides good information, and has high standards for the work. The characteristics of the collaborator is to focus on the overall mission, vision, and long term outcomes. The contributor is usually willing to pitch in to reach the goal, and helps the group form an overall purpose. As the communicator, one would care about how the group communicates and work together. They would also assure that everyone gets recognition, and that the group has a positive team experience. Last, but not least, the challenger asks tough questions about the goals and processes. They are not afraid of disagreement and challenges the team to take risks and be creative and innovative. With completing the team player styles survey I found my dominant style, challenges, and norms. …show more content…
The findings proved to be consistent with my original opinion of my dominate style. As stated previously the contributor has high standards for the work, and provides good information and ideas while keeping the group focused. In my past experiences with working with groups my strengths show up when we are beginning the assignment, and when we are putting together the final version. I am usually getting a large amount of information for the project, and throwing out ideas of how it could be presented. The survey also showed that my least active style was the challenger, and this also was no surprise. Instead of arguing I find the correct information, and include it into the project. With my contributor ways there are also a few
After many discussions with peers, I have found that for a team to work collaboratively there are some key qualities that are needed, which include:
Dave is in a different category of team development as his requirement forms from a specific need or objective. The selection of team members does not follow the same structure as that for Kyle and Steve whereas Dave must form team dynamics based on who is provided to the team, not necessary based on expertise but on who is available at the time. With this deviation from a normal talent pool to a modified experience pool, precise responsiveness for encouraging members' team identification is leadership (Huettermann et al., 2012). Knowing the experience pool of potential team members is dependent of availability of personnel requires the leader too quickly and activity combined level of followers' self-concepts, abilities, and aptitude to achieve the project goals there forth strengthening the team’s identification and stimulating team-oriented efforts (Huettermann et al., 2012). This type of team building leadership requires a strong understanding of personalities and personality types. This is one of Dave’s strengths and is the underlying concept of his position. Strong interaction with differing personalities requires a skilled leader to communicate in ways that will not hinder the process as opposite personalities begin forming and norming in group dynamics (Bell & Smith, 2010).
Every day in our life we come across challenges. It becomes imperative that we find solutions to them. Some problems we need to face alone and some we need to encounter as a team. I worked in several teams all my professional life and I believe that any task can be easily completed when there is coordination between the members of the team. In this reflection paper I would like to present my views on the importance of defining roles, advantages of being with the same team, challenges in a diversified group and the significance of trusting team members.
A team player is a person who can carry their own weight in work load but is also empathetic to the wants and feelings of others. A team player can get their work done on time. They are reliable and independent. However, a team player must be willing to work with their team. They must realize that their team needs them, but that they are no more important than anyone else. A team player is not required to be best friends with their teammates, but they must respect the people on their team. Team players work for the good of the team itself by being productive, offering support if needed, and offerin...
A coach is someone who manages a sporting team in order to improve the personal skills of team members both on and off the field. There are many qualities a coach should possess, some of which include risk and behaviour management, group management skills and being available (Pyke, 2001). Risk management involves looking out for the safety of the players on the team to ensure injuries are prevented. This is one of the top priorities when it comes down to planning – safety first. Behaviour management is another vital part, this essentially involves teaching the team members how to be better people in the world, sport is the way in which it is done. This is where valuable life lessons are taught, including being a part of a team, playing by the rules, handling failure, conquering fears, overcoming obstacles, working hard towards goal, believing in yourself etc. (PC3: Personalised Curriculum Creation through Coaching project, n.d). Group management skills refer to technique and being available for the team – which also relates to being a good listener, being empathetic and being a good role model (Pyke, 2001).
As I develop my team I am looking for the challenges and norms that the forming, storming and norming stages of team development will possibly experience. The focus of this theory is to become a more effective team. Following through with these stages we can become an effective team, however the challenges and norms we will face normally most teams go through. Starting out with forming my team we will face a few challenges as we begin orienting ourselves and becoming familiar with each other. With different personalities coming together there may be some biased perceptions that may cloud the members ' judgement of one another. A challenge that we face has to do with different aspects of each member 's personality, skills and setting the terms as to what needs to happen when making decisions as a team. This first stage is crucial because of the manner of getting to know who you will be working with and recognizing everyone 's goals to see if you all fit together; it is like building a puzzle. However excruciating this may sound, creative minds can sometimes make great decisions and other times can bump heads and unfortunately waste time when trying to make decisions to accomplish the work. The storming stage is where some conflict begins to arise in the team as we look for solutions. There will be confrontation as the team members will look at themselves as individuals versus
Another attribute of a team player is how he/she contributes to the team. A team player will discuss his/her ideas, give extra time, and sometimes give money, if it wills the team as a whole. By discussing ideas, a team player is using participative leadership. This gives the team as a whole the chance to solve problems together and work towards a solution. It will make every member of the team ...
My “big break” in the realm of acrobatic gymnastics took place in 2014 when I was selected for the Junior National Team. Even after being a competitive acrobat for six years at that point, I was thrilled to receive opportunities to represent my country at international competitions. However, my trio was selected towards the end of the competition season, and one of my partners decided not to return for the next season. This essentially disqualified me from participating in the fall competitions with the national team because my partnership had changed.
Sports psychology is the study of how psychology influences sports, athletic performance, exercise and physical activity. Some sports psychologists work with professional athletes and coaches to improve performance and increase motivation. Other professionals use exercise and sports to enhance people’s lives and well-being. While finding ways to help athletes is certainly an important part of sports psychology, the application of exercise and physical activity for improving the lives of non-athletes is also a major focus.
Each member is comfortable in finding their place and can feel a sense of belonging within the team. As a team member, I portrayed the roles of a team player and a researcher. I may not be the brain of the group, but I was very eager to help and became a reliable member that follows-through on tasks to resolve conflicts. Also, I became a researcher too, at some point. I formulated various questions and gathered the information and data from the group. According to Sussex (2013), a researcher “is always asking a question and then finding their own answers.” She also stated in her blog that a team player is someone that the team could rely on because they are eager to help and resolve a conflict in a very calm way. I based my personality as a team member according to her seven types of a well-rounded team member in her blog. Each team member has different tasks to do. In our team, we focused on what the content should be and briefly discussed about the structure of the mind map. My biggest contribution would be completing my task, being creative and being able to contribute purposeful ideas to the team. Through teamwork, I learned to develop my strong points and found a way around to my
In a team-oriented setting, everyone contributes to how well the group succeeds overall. You work with fellow members of the group to complete the work that needs to be done. Having the right people in the correct roles is an important factor in measuring the success of a team, where you are united with the other members to complete the main goals. Every group is made up of definite strengths and weaknesses. Our team's 3-5 major strengths necessary to work accordingly consist of Informer, Summarizer, Orienter, Piggy-Backer, and Encourager. One of our strengths as a team is that we get input from everyone involved. Every member of our team is a leader in some way. Part of being a good leader is knowing how important it is to receive the best ideas from each member of their team. We attend group meetings where we discuss any challenges, issues, and problems. At these meetings, we often exchange ideas or brainstorm new ones with each other and come up with the best and most creative team solutions as potential answers to those perceived problems.
My team player style is collaborator, which I saw come out of me when we worked in groups. This semester I had great group work experiences and some that were not as great.
My co-operative behavior and the agreeable behavior I exhibited contributed to the harmony and the success of the group. The co-operation that was exhibited was relative to prompt arrival to meetings, meeting group deadlines, and thorough participation in the discussions and the forums of the group. While I was indeed co-operative for most of the group sessions, I was not afraid to speak my mind. My strongest writing skills were illustrated with the expression and analysis of the benefits and the drawbacks associated with the group project.
In order to succeed, a group must have team members with strong, personal qualities. One of these qualities would be encouraging group members to stay on task and work more efficiently. During the “ramp lab”, which was our first formal lab, “my group members motivated me to work fast, since we were kind of behind compared to the other groups” (logbook 9/19). This trait pulled us through the lab and was the difference between a passing and failing grade. Another trait that is observed in a strong team member would be the ability to focus and stay on task without being distracted by outside influences. While working on the rubber band lab, “I kind of dr...
In order for teamwork to be successful in the workplace it involves building a relationship and working with other people. The ability to work as part of a team is one of the most important skills in today’s job market. Working cooperatively and contributing to groups with ideas, and suggestions benefits everyone. A key to team effectiveness