A plethora of experiences, both professional and recreational, have prepared me to work in a managerial position. In my high school, I serve as a varsity captain of the swim team. Serving as a varsity captain since freshman year has taught me about how to effectively be a leader for a team. Leading a group of older, faster peers as a freshman challenged me to find a way to earn people's respect and heightened my appreciation and my drive for true leadership. The past two summers as a lifeguard in the Aquatics Program have also helped me become familiar with how to work with my co-workers, many of whom are friends, in a professional environment. Working in this facility has also helped me become familiar with facility procedures, learn how to work with customers, and build on my professional experiences.
When working with a group of people, I have strong authoritative abilities, taking the lead in activities and organizing plans of action. I take initiative in tackling problems that other people are reluctant to work on, and can identify the most efficient way to achieve my goals. Working in the frontlines, however, isn’t the only thing that I do to contribute in a group. In working as a captain for the swim team, I found that only giving instructions and issuing orders doesn’t encourage group effort. Leading people from the bottom
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Ultimately, this bond also presents the biggest challenge for the Aquatics Programs. Although knowing the people we work with on a more personal level helps with communication and collaboration, the line between social and professional interaction blurs. There is a slight drop in overall productivity as members of the staff are increasingly distracted by their peers while working
Effective working relationships are the cornerstone for building and maintaining a successful team. Good team communication provides direction, vision and motivation to the members of the team. Team communication can be the sending or receiving of messages to or from management, between team members or from one team to another. Effective team communication increases team members' effectiveness and satisfaction because they are given the appropriate guidelines, tools and direction on how to accomplish tasks. The team needs to
According to the fellow peer of Grand Canyon University (GCU), she is a charge nurse of the Dialysis Unit who supervises five technicians within five pods of 24 patient stations and conduct meetings to communicate amongst each others and needs of the patients and family members. She determines the general physical and mental conditions of patient through observations and interviews, assist in determining medication regimen, documents all observation appropriately, reviews blood lab work, and reports any relevant changes or abnormalities regarding but not limited to patient’s vascular accesses to the physician, fellow nurse, and the facility administrator and assist in the patients’ health care necessities. She has a great role in Joining core team meetings to discuss patient’s overall health status and working together with the interdisciplinary team consisting of the
To inspire and influence others, a leader must possess many skills and abilities. As motivational speaker Peter Northouse, states, “a leader should be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant” (Northouse, 2013) Moving an entire group of individuals toward a singular goal is a considerable undertaking. Without effective communication skills and a clear vision of what needs to be accomplished, one will feel like they are trying to herd cats rather than leading.
However, this does not need to be the resounding atmosphere in all group activities. We, as leaders, as managers, as future entrpreneuers can change this unfortunate trend. Three easy to follow rules as we move into leadership. They are show commitment to the team, concerned about the task, and most of all being controlled by God. Gideon knew he was facing insurmountable odds against the Midianite Army but he trusted God. He was concerned about the task God had given him. Then Gideon surrendered not to the the Midianites but to God’s power. With a great leader, men and women will always find commitment, concern, and being controlled by
The personal style and personalities of each member in a group may be influence their team effectiveness. Individuals will tend to play an important role in a group and depend on their personality and working group style. To improve a team and effectiveness in project or working, each team member need to understand the role of every member in a group. With 3 contemporary theories of team roles to use in our group is:
In every group there is always that one person who keeps the team on track and motivated. That one person is called the team leader and only select few people are made to be a team leader. The team leader’s main goal is motivating the team members and encourage the team and the leader cannot be selvage. Leaders have to work in their favor and all so the teams favor and wellness. Rules and regulations have to take place to thrive as a team. The team has to agree to take risk, be confident, do research, and do more than complete the goal. Teams have to be passionate in their craft instead of just achieve what is required of
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to lead a team of seven members. During this experiment, I had the opportunity to practice what I have learned about leadership. The first week was very interesting as I was able to create a proactive group dynamics and I got the wheels turning. My team’s assignment was simple; to come up with a solution to an on going problem. I delegated as appropriate and I made each member aware of his or her task. The directions were clear. By the end of the first week I got to review the results and they were dissatisfying to all.
When working with others, I perform best when supporting the lead. The strengths I possess help more with maintaining the group cohesive while others guide the group towards a goal. I am collaborative when it comes to sharing resources, and expect for others to do the same for another. For me it is important for all members of a group to make both significant and meaningful contributions, so that each individual benefits from aiding the collective. When presented with a dilemma, ideas for possible solutions come in abundance, however, it requires an extended period of time for me to formulate these thoughts. At Barrio Logan College Institute (BLCI), I have built strong relationships with co-workers. This is largely due to the fact that we all value education, family, and equity.
As a member of CSSA, I have engaged myself in Spring Festival activity which is held in San Diego State University, and it has greatly strengthened my leadership skills and organizational capabilities. Moreover, I enjoy participating in activities for I can have communication with people from different countries and learn from their experiences. That made me has the potential to be an excellent leader, but I still need more professional guidance and training. I prefer working as a team, because a team could finish the projects more effective. Different people might have their own strength in different fields.
Question 1: Donald Peterson, former CEO of Ford, said, “No matter what you are trying to do, teams are the most effective way to get the job done.” Do you agree? Why or why not? Elaborate!
There are four stages in the process of building an effective team. The first stage involves a meeting between the team and its organizers. The second stage includes a team building challenge. This challenge will help shed light on issues that weren’t resolved during the first stage. The third stage is all about debriefing and making sure that the team understands what is expected of them and how to resolves their issues so that they are able to effectively accomplish goals. Lastly, is the fourth stage which consist of reviewing progress the team has made and identifying any additional progress that needs to be address (Adams Steve, 2009)? My task is to build a team that will assist in developing a new growth strategy and business model for a manufacturing company.
In my spare time, I like to use it to do extra study for school. I have participated in a Year 9 Debating Team, in which was successful as we won them. I have, in the past, play basketball which has developed my team work skills and has allowed me to take on more roles in a group at school.
The purpose of this paper is to explain a leadership and management experience I had at Echo Manor July 21-22 2016. In this paper I will be explaining the differences between leadership and management. Leadership is a personal traits necessary to establish a vision and goal for an organization, and the ability to execute them. While management is a personal traits necessary to plan, organize, motivate, and to manage personnel and material resources of an organization (Dahlkemper, 2013, pp 137).I will also be explaining my leadership style, my leadership management traits, the conflicts that came up during my leadership experience, and how I resolved them.
The organisational organ known as the team is becoming more and more apparent in today's dynamic business world. Increasingly managers are searching for a means to improve production and keep their organisation competitive in the global market. A lot of these managers have turned to the team as a means for achieving this improvement. Quality circles were looked at to fulfil this role. However, this form of team is being phased out and may have posed as incubator for the current trend; self - managed work teams (Klein, 1995). These teams are increasingly being looked at today to solve many an organisation's production problems and inefficiencies, and in the process are both badly failing and greatly
Great teams are led by captains. Like many popular terms, the word leader has become so overused and commonplace that it has lost meaning. Anybody can call himself or herself a leader; anybody can follow the "do 's" and "don 'ts" in leadership manuals. But it takes a special type of leader—a captain—to create not just a loose affiliation of individuals but a true team