members was rather lukewarm due to the presence of one familiar person and the other group members all relatively unknown to me. There was a stark contrast in backgrounds and ethnicities in our “informal” setting. I quickly realized that one of my team members was a long-time resident of Canada and related one of the treasures (the Earth stone ) to a football and the conversation was soon about the upcoming Superbowl Series .This was the ice breaker we all needed to kick-start our activity. The
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SELF- CONFIDENCE "There are three words a skipper never says‚’ I don’t know’. Those three words will kill a crew as fast as a torpedo. You are the skipper because you do know‚ the skipper always knows." Said to Mathew McConaughey by Harvey Kietel in the film U-571. Self-confidence is the most important trait of a good leader. Self-confidence is what others look to when they look to a leader. A self-confident leader is a powerful leader that always has an answer to the follower’s questions
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As a future educator‚ I would one day like to apply assistive technology in my classroom in order to benefit the struggling learners. This article will impact my teaching practices by providing assistance tools that my future students might possibly need due to their academic difficulties or disability. I know now that assistance tools actually exist in smartphone apps and in websites‚ making it easy for us to access and incorporate this in the classroom. I personally believe that assistive technology
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high schools in the US‚ attempt to ensure this by implementing “zero-tolerance” policies. Zero-tolerance describes a set of rules and disciplinary codes for students in order to keep as many students from harm as possible. Commonly‚ a zero-tolerance policy disallows‚ on threat of suspension or expulsion‚ bringing anything that could be classified as a weapon onto school grounds‚ accidentally or on purpose‚ or any form of physical violence‚ even in self-defense (Gjelten 1). This strategy sounds simple
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Team Effectiveness Explanation of Team Effectiveness Team is formed by a group of people to work together. It was also called a group. Team effectiveness meant a team which is effective‚ doing well in the tasks. There have three variables of team effectiveness. These are task performance‚ satisfaction with membership and satisfaction with team output. These three variables been also divided into two group‚ Task Performance and Group viability. The group viability is the satisfaction with membership
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Effective Teams When setting up a team‚ the most important ingredient is the people. If the team is to function effectively‚ all the necessary skills and experience should be present and the people should have the authority to act on their own. When a team starts working‚ it will need time and facilities to start their development and agree how they are going to operate. The purpose of the team must be clearly stated and written down in a document or manual. The type of team in the simulation
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Self-reflection in Reflective Practice: A Note of Caution Kam-shing Yip: British Journal of Social Work (2006) 36‚777-788‚ doi:10.1093/bjsw/bch323‚ Advance Access publication October 31‚ 2005: My reflection on this article (attached). Ruch identified four types of reflective learning: 1. technical rationality and level of knowledge 2. practical personal assumptions and beliefs 3. process focus on conscious and unconscious (psychodynamic) development of reflective self 4. Critical challenges
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Foundations of Leadership Team Contract and Plan – Guidelines and Examples “Every minute you spend in planning saves 10 minutes in execution; this gives you a 1‚000 percent Return on Energy!” ― Brian Tracy Why make a Team Contract? Teamwork is challenging whether in person or online and every member’s contribution is needed for the success of the project. All team members must be willing to contribute not only their fair share of the work‚ but also to communicate with team members in a timely manner
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individuals can identify their own strength and weakness‚ it will lead us to; improve our self-control; learn how to manage weakness; able to reach goals. In task 1‚ the assessment will explain my critical understanding of how important continuing self-awareness and continuous self-development can fulfill my role to be successful in the future. Task 2 will discuss critical incidents of my own experience evaluated based on self-analysis toolkits. The result that have been analyze from the toolkits will be explain
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What Makes Teams Work? There are many different and liable responses to this question. Many argue against the notion of teamwork in today’s corporations. Others argue that top management alone should control every aspect of operations. While few argue that lower level employees should solely be responsible for decision making within their groups. Throughout this paper I am going to express the opinions of different CEOs and corporate leaders. Finally‚ I will express my own opinions about
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