Drinka and Clark (2016) discuss interprofessional teamwork as a combination of health and social care professionals; who work together collaboratively in the best interests of each individual patient as the primary focus. The Gibbs reflective cycle (1998) is the model we have chosen to reflect on our dynamic as a team and our individual roles within a team focusing on a collective goal. Furthermore, the Gibbs model has been used previously by all members of our team; meaning we are all more familiar with it. Also, the Gibbs model is more commonly used than others, such as Kolb’s (2015) model for reflective writing.
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However, as soon as we changed our focus to the main task, we failed to acknowledge our individual team roles and instead began to work as one collective group with no definite team leader. At the time, I felt confused as to where I fit within the team as we were all working on the same WIKI page and it was unclear who was to do what. Nobody took up the leader role, therefore, workloads were not divided up evenly and there was not a set time schedule for tasks to be completed by; I feel this led to some members contributing more than others which I find unfair. I recall feeling anxious as I had doubts about whether we would be able to complete the project on time because of this. Belbin’s Theory of Team Roles highlights that for a team to work effectively and achieve success they should identify into nine different team roles i.e. leader or team worker (Belbin, 1981); this theory has recently been revisited and still found relevant (Kumar, 2013). I would fit myself into the team worker role as I am someone who enjoys working with others and has a skill for listening (Belbin, …show more content…
Primarily our group focus was on getting to know one another, as we had never met before. This was largely to help us feel more at ease and build up trust within the team, to enable us to agree on a common goal for the WIKI assignment; which is the initial stage of Tuckman’s (1965) team development model, therefore, I believed we were on the right path to building an effective team. Although Tuckman (1965) suggests a leader be allocated, we thought it would be best to be in equal standing and distribute the tasks evenly among the team (Hall,
Additionally, Gibbs (1998) educational approach allows us to analyse, work independently and collaboratively to develop future …show more content…
However, as soon as we changed our focus to the main task, we failed to acknowledge our individual team roles and instead began to work as one collective group with no definite team leader. At the time, I felt confused as to where I fit within the team as we were all working on the same WIKI page and it was unclear who was to do what. Nobody took up the leader role, therefore, workloads were not divided up evenly and there was not a set time schedule for tasks to be completed by; I feel this led to some members contributing more than others which I find unfair. I recall feeling anxious as I had doubts about whether we would be able to complete the project on time because of this. Belbin’s Theory of Team Roles highlights that for a team to work effectively and achieve success they should identify into nine different team roles i.e. leader or team worker (Belbin, 1981); this theory has recently been revisited and still found relevant (Kumar, 2013). I would fit myself into the team worker role as I am someone who enjoys working with others and has a skill for listening (Belbin, …show more content…
Primarily our group focus was on getting to know one another, as we had never met before. This was largely to help us feel more at ease and build up trust within the team, to enable us to agree on a common goal for the WIKI assignment; which is the initial stage of Tuckman’s (1965) team development model, therefore, I believed we were on the right path to building an effective team. Although Tuckman (1965) suggests a leader be allocated, we thought it would be best to be in equal standing and distribute the tasks evenly among the team (Hall,