Leadership Self-Analysis

The activity we completed in class taught me a variety of different things in regards to leadership. When first given the task of creating a pyramid of cups and only being allowed to use the one tool we were given and not our hands seemed a bit daunting. However, after taking a moment to evaluate the task at hand is suddenly did not seem as difficult as I had initially thought. This taught me that you should not panic when given a task that seems to be overwhelming, but rather to take a few moments to think about the possible ways to encounter the task at hand. Throughout this activity, my group changed our strategy of moving the cups a few times. This taught me that in order to complete a task you may have to adapt your approach a few times until you find the way that works best.
There is not necessarily only one leader in situations. When working with others is often works out the individuals take one leadership roles in separate tasks and the combine all of them to end with one successful product. For example, during this activity Marshall took on the initial leadership role by using the string to flip over all the cups that were on their side. I then suggested how I thought we should use the tool to stack the cups, and the other member of my group would say which cup we would grab next. Each of us took on our own leadership roles, however this activity would have been impossible if we did not combine them and work together to build the pyramid. This shows the importance communication and working together plays in successful