Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Working in Teams

Working in a team radically changes the environment in which we work and complete assignments. The benefits of working in a team are many: there is collectively more time to complete an assignment, more ideas from a diverse palette of sources, and, with luck, team members will be honest when it comes to constructive criticism. Because there’s a greater immediacy of your writing’s impact on multiple students, you tend to write better, knowing that on your venture rides more than just your grade. There are also disadvantages to working on a team. it can take a great deal of time to procure a team dynamic that works well for everyone, and, if concerns are left unaddressed, dissatisfaction and rivalry can foment among teammates. Of course, the largest and most powerful obstacle to teamwork is labor equality. Unless everyone does their share of the work, the team’s dynamic will never be united or strong. 

The two concepts I've experienced previously are a lack of equal teamwork but a greater palette of ideas. I had more resources from which I could draw concepts and create a better project, but not everyone did their share of work. It created an awkward balance, one I hope to never again experience. It's better for everyone to do their part than anything else; this, above all else, is essential to forming a good team. When people have great ideas but no motivation, you're left with an awkward vacuum.. and ever less time to finish what the team started.

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