MIT Blackjack Team

soccer. I have always enjoyed playing sports, however, as an athlete, I have a distinct responsibility to practice sportsmanship. Sportsmanship is one of the most important facets of sports today. Sportsmanship allows us athletes to hate the other team for the duration of the game, but respect them at the same time. Sportsmanship is defined as “fair-play, respect for opponents, and polite behavior by someone in a competition.” While this is true, there is more to it. First off, there are some…

success of a team. The essence of teamwork is that everyone in the teamwork together and achieves a common goal. Not only does it improve the performance of the team, it also relate to some life lessons that help players throughout their life as they…

unit and with my Soldiers; therefore I try to keep my Soldiers in the loop. I believe that all members of the team are important from the lowest ranking to the highest ranking. Everyone has some special skill or input on how to accomplish the mission at hand; therefore, I am open to everyone’s input. A diverse team, with different backgrounds and experiences, is a strong team. I want the mission accomplished as quickly and easily as the next person. I expect professionalism,…

made A team. This year I had to make sure this was different. I was practicing as I had been for the previous couple weeks, working on my jump shot, my contested layups, and free throws. I had a strict schedule where I would practice for at least 2 hours a day. I knew there was a good chance I would make the team, but the previous year I didn’t score at all, my jump shot was not great and I couldn’t make a layup to save my life. I knew I really needed to practice if I wanted to make the team.…

Most models emphasized on interpersonal interaction rather than the structure of the group. However, Hill and Gruner’s model shows us that familiarizing themselves with a group structure is also essential for team members. Interpersonal relationships is also highlighted in the model before a group is expected to execute a task productively. However, there are no specific timeframe given to differentiate between stages. The termination process is not mentioned…

1. Introduction In the real business world, there are many types of organizational cultures that companies adapt to match with their own strategies and goals. Among all of them, risk-taking culture was found to be most interesting as it seems that fear and performance do not work along with each other so well. It is beneficial for an organization to have all their employees generating innovative and creative ideas at work. However, the organization is also well aware of the fact that it is in…

Trust: Trust and ethical behaviour are both vital in teamwork and no doubt result in successful team function. Research has shown that teams that demonstrate trust are more successful than groups that do not show trust. Trust can be defined as a firm belief in the reliability or competence of someone or something. Trust is an essential part of successful team function. Without trust a team cannot develop and succeed. Initial trusting and trustworthy actions within a group can create a…

it to this really big tournament in a small town for soccer, and so did her school. It was about 3 schools from almost every state. Everybody booked at a certain hotel for some reason and they overbooked, so they thought we were on the same soccer team, and asked if you guys wanted to have a double bed room. At first we were a little skeptical, but we said yes because all the rest of the hotels were booked. We met up and started talking and exchanged numbers. After that we became best friends I…

merely showing up. Not everyone who participates during an activity should get a trophy because its expensive, it misleads kid about life, and it doesn’t give hard workers proper recognition. First of all, handing out a trophy to everyone on a sports team, for every season, adds up to a lot of unappreciated money spent. In the article, “ Losing…

Everyone has handle stress and pressure either from work on daily basis. Below is my dilemma journal I have seen and observed for the last seven days. Day 1: Wednesday The dilemma I am going to talk about today is happening at my workplace and my co-worker and I are involving in it. Recently at work we create a spread sheet keep up with our timely schedule such as attendance and finish task of the month. This log is used by upper management for our evaluations that are coming up by the end of…