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Self-assessment

In the last week, Tina, Hedia, Cara and I formed into one group to finish a “group-problem solving presentation”.  In the process of preparing this presentation, our group members combine our ideas together and put a lot of efforts into this presentation. We discussed with problems and solve conflicts together, finishing our group presentation at our best.

A leader, who is responsible for the whole teamwork, is essential in a group.  A lead should have a good communication skill that used to contribute and evaluate ideas and clarify difficult problems. Leadership role plays a positive role which solves different conflicts and makes the team forward.  We selected Cara as our group’s leader, because she is good at communicating with other people and have the strong capability to organize the group. Cara is really a good leader. She respected every group members’ suggestions and encouraged members to participate together. When we started to decide our topic, everyone come up with their ideas. Hedia was a less active member in our group, so she seldom discussed. Cara as a leader, also was a regulate participator. She always asked Hedia’s opinion actively and made her involve in our discussion. Cara also held the meeting regularly and summarized the results of our discussion in order for us better understanding. Under her leadership, our group becomes an effective group and completed assignments quickly.

Although leadership role is very important, whether a team’s performance is good or not is based on individual’s participation. Therefore, membership role is significant in a group. There are four teamwork skills for an effective group, respectively are openness, action orientation, supportiveness and personal style. Our group members mainly conform to these requirements. For instance, when we meet with different opinions, we were willing to accept these ideas and discussed together. Our group members will never refuse other people’s suggestions or even insult others. It reflects the “openness” of teamwork skill. There was a time that I was very nervous about my presentation and I felt very discouraged. Other group members stopped their own tasks. They comforted me and encouraged me that our team would be the best. It reflected the “supportiveness” of teamwork skill. I remembered there were many unsolved problems occurred during discussion, we chose the “brainstorming” way to develop creative solutions to solve problems. It reflected the “Action Orientation” of teamwork skill. Therefore, we had active personal style and solved different problems by our collective efforts.

After this group problem-solving presentation, I have a better understanding of leadership role and membership role. This experience is really a meaningful lesson for me. I know the importance of the union of a group. Also, I have the ability to play an eligible role as a member in a group.  This experience makes me learn a lot of teamwork skills, which will be useful for my further corporation with other people.