Team

TIP 35 There’s No “I” in Team Because You Don’t Play Well with Others "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." ~African Proverb Have you ever been a member of a dysfunctional team? There are so many things that can go wrong. Patrick Lencioni, in his book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, lists the five most common problems and provides strategies on how to fix them. The Five Dysfunctions are as follows: • Absence of Trust • Fear of Conflict • Lack of Commitment…

The smell of hairspray, hair wax, and burning hair at 4:30 AM isn’t pleasant to most people but to me, it’s one of my favorite things to wake-up to. We had already made it through semi-finals and now we are in about to preform in finals. Only 8 teams make it to finals, and currently, we are in 7th. Smearing on foundation, patting on the blush, and bronzer, layering on the sparkly eyeshadow. Oh, and who could forget about the intensely bright red lipstick? We basically looked like clowns up…

this period of time, I have been actively participating in various professional networks’ events and meetings, building and maintaining relationships across service lines, proactively playing a role in pursuits and client work, growing into a strong team player, delivering high-quality work product, and acquiring advanced computer and technical skills. My work and efforts significantly exceed EY’s expectations for a first-year staff; therefore, I have been receiving excellent feedbacks from…

on their promises. The cause of this issue is that Winslow did not set a hard boundary line for the decisions that the Self Directed teams could take on as they matured. He did not expect them to set production goals for themselves or to be involved in developing and setting strategies for the entire plant but did not express this to the teams. The third shift team thought that their power was being compromised when the coordinator or Winslow offered help. There are several things that need to…

Hockey Game Win The team has been building strength and speed. We have had a lot of practices, and my team has had a lot of training to get in the best shape possible. At first, we were losing every game because we were learning to find each other on the ice. Now, we know each other better, and we are passing and creating plays. Tonight, we play Brampton. We have not played them yet this year. We know they have won some games, and they are higher than us in the standings. The coach says, “We…

Why Olympic Gymnastics Teams Will Have Four Members in 2020 Julia Fincher in the article, The Future Four: Why Olympic Gymnastics Team Will Have Four Members in 2020, states that in 2020 the Olympic Gymnastics committee will be cutting the team sizes down from five to four members. This is a disadvantage and an advantage and can be argued from both sides, this article argues from both points of view. A pro of this is that it would allow six gymnasts per team but, two would only be individuals. A…

Championship football game! It could be a day that people years from now talk about, and I was almost not going to be able to go. Two weeks ago I bought a brand new 1967 split window corvette and spent all of my money. But when I found out my favorite team, the Kansas City Chiefs, were playing in the Championship game I had to find a way to pay for the extremely overpriced ticket. I have gone to plenty of football games and the tickets have never cost this much. $12 is a ridiculous amount for a…

commitment. It is difficult to measure and to achieve however, the true measure is when it accomplishes the results that it sets out to achieve. The purpose of this book review is to provide an overview of how to become a more cohesive team while dealing with dysfunctions. Teams fear conflict; however, it helps build trust and pushes members out of their emotional comfort zone. Consistent with Lencioni (2005, pg. 38), without conflict during discussions,…

to observe how the football team from the movie "Remember the Titans" came together to become an effective team. I will first go over how the Titans go through the four stages of becoming a team, as specified in Tuckman's Group Development Theory. Those four stages are forming, storming, norming, and performing. I will then discuss how the Titans are a high performance team, defined by Doug Howell. Tuckman's Group Development Theory The first stage of becoming a team is norming, which is…

These values are often the result of personal experiences, good or bad. How individuals view another member’s core values can have direct impact on the cohesiveness of a team. A person’s experiences not only shape their core values but also who he/she will become. Personally, I hold importance in: effective communication and response, take on responsibility and do your own part, help others when needed, listen to another’s…