Posted by Melissa Wetzel
As a group, Ana, Rebecca and I have read and discussed Professor Mitchell's website about teamwork and concluded that it will be to our advantage for us to be open and accepting of each other as teammates. The importance of clear communication between teammates is more than obvious, and as a group we understand that communicating our ideas will not only make it easier to excel in our work, but will enable us to expand on each other's ideas and collaborate on our work. While collaborating with each other, each teammate will be able to “bring to the table” their best qualities and skills in each of the areas we will study. At the same time, we will be able to learn from each other and view challenges from different perspectives which also has the potential of benefiting our team.
Naturally our team is not going to be perfect. When people exchange ideas and try to conceptualize with each other, conflict is bound to arise. As a group we have decided to respectfully accept each other's ideas and remain patient when one of us does not understand something. We are a team so we can only succeed together—not individually. It is in each of our best interests to help each other along the way, but to each equally contribute to the group's work. We will plan who is to complete which tasks and we will follow up with each other so that we are all on the same page as to how the team is progressing throughout the quarter.
