Self Reflection
Today in PD1, we were put into the groups that we will work with for the rest of the semester. This was done by categorising ourselves into group roles through the help of a quiz. The quiz told me I am a thinker, but a lot of the possible results were close. We then were asked to state our role, what course we are studying and what mark we hoped to achieve in this unit. Then, we were left to form groups compromising of people with an even balance of these three things.
We did this because one of the aims of PD1 is to teach us to be able to work in groups, so that we possess this skill when we graduate. Being able to work in a team is of very high importance as we will be required to do this once we are out in the workforce, because teams have proven to be a good way of improving the effectiveness of organisations (Williams and McWilliams, 2010).The reason for this particular team selection process was to ensure that all teams had a diverse make up, and that team selection was not just based on friendship. We will not be able to chose who we work with in the workplace, so it is important that we gain the ability to work with whomever we are thrown together with.
I thought that the team selection process was fair and reasonably effective in creating a diverse team. I say reasonably, because I found that my group isn’t quite made up of different roles.
The quiz was helpful in the way that it gave us an idea of which group role we are most suited to, but it turned out that a lot of people got the same results, so I think that as a result of that, not all teams will have a completely even mix of roles.
Otherwise, I think the selection process was good, as it has put me in a group with people I don’t know, and it has given me a real sense of what a work team might feel like in the workplace. My plan for the way I will go about working in this group is to hopefully have an opportunity to experience each team role, but to also focus on a leadership role.
We did this because one of the aims of PD1 is to teach us to be able to work in groups, so that we possess this skill when we graduate. Being able to work in a team is of very high importance as we will be required to do this once we are out in the workforce, because teams have proven to be a good way of improving the effectiveness of organisations (Williams and McWilliams, 2010).The reason for this particular team selection process was to ensure that all teams had a diverse make up, and that team selection was not just based on friendship. We will not be able to chose who we work with in the workplace, so it is important that we gain the ability to work with whomever we are thrown together with.
I thought that the team selection process was fair and reasonably effective in creating a diverse team. I say reasonably, because I found that my group isn’t quite made up of different roles.
The quiz was helpful in the way that it gave us an idea of which group role we are most suited to, but it turned out that a lot of people got the same results, so I think that as a result of that, not all teams will have a completely even mix of roles.
Otherwise, I think the selection process was good, as it has put me in a group with people I don’t know, and it has given me a real sense of what a work team might feel like in the workplace. My plan for the way I will go about working in this group is to hopefully have an opportunity to experience each team role, but to also focus on a leadership role.