How Does Teamwork Affect The Workplace

This activity is based on teamwork and how we would work together based on our personalities. We were divided into groups of six and given random material to build a shelter that was to withstand a fan in a short period of time. We were given paper, rubber bands, blindfolds, toothpicks and post-it notes. Two of the members were assigned leader roles while the rest of us where the workers. Leaders could not use their hands while the workers were blink folded and could only use their hands and ears. I was a worker and had to listen to exactly what the leaders had to say and do exactly what they told us to do. I steered away from what my team was doing and created my own mini size shelter. I did this because the rest of my team members did not know what to do. Overall, the activity was not a success. We tried to combine the individual shelters together at the end, but it did not withstand the dangerous forces of the fan. I believe that it was not successful because leaders did not have a plan on what to do which ultimately affected the rest of us. At the beginning, I thought that this would be a simple task and we would definitely have no problems especially with my background in Engineering. I did mini projects like this in the past like when I built a bridge out of popsicle sticks and seeing the amount of weight it can withstand compared to other groups. I guess that was more of an …show more content…
I do not like listening to other people that don’t know what they are doing and are guiding you to fail. I learned that I need to take charge and make sure I verbalize what we need done. Through the IPE Core Competency, I gained confidence in myself. I know now that I’m made to be a leader and not everyone is a leader. I also gained how to lead through the mistake the leaders made. I have to make sure I speak clearly and in multiple forms in order so someone to clearly know what I am trying to say or have