What I Learned About Myself
What I Learned About Myself
Working collaboratively in a team, I realized that I can accomplish tasks faster than working alone. I also realized that working in teams enable one to learn new ideas and concepts. A team entails integration of different individuals with different personalities and different views. As a team, we shared ideas hence encouraged learning. Team work enlightened me to view issues from more than one perspective. When discussing an issue, we would share different views, brain storm before making a decision. Discussions and brain storming enabled us to keenly look into an issue thus minimizing the risk of errors (Barner, & Barner, 2012).
While working in the team, I realized I have strong skills in conflict resolution. I am a keen listener and thus take time to listen to the different views that team members make. When disruptive conflict arose, I managed to mediate by engaging the parties involved in dialogue. I intervened in times of conflict and helped team members reach an amicable solution. The conflict resolution process involved meeting the individuals involved, initiating discussions between parties, seeking alternative solutions and deciding the resolution to adopt. When a conflict arose in the team, I always took a neutral stand.
My greatest challenge while working in the team was impatience. In the team, I always expected to see results. When a conflict is resolved, I expected to see the problem permanently ended. I expected team members to focus back on the task at hand as soon as the conflict is resolved. I also expected quick results for any task that the team undertook. In the future, I expect to be more patient within a team. Tasks take time to plan and implement; they also take time to bear results (Barner, & Barner, 2012). Patience is a vital virtue in teams. Individuals that make up the team are different and thus it is necessary to understand and accept all members of the team. I also plan to adopt more functional roles within the team. Functional roles not only help teams to interact, they also aid in accomplishing tasks.
Reference
Barner, R. & Barner, C. (2012). Building better teams. John Wiley & Sons
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