Why I Enjoy My Team/Group and some other thoughts....

Why I enjoy being in my group/team

Due to the fact that this class relies so heavily on group work, I am happy that I am happy with my group. It is not a secret that our group is the loudest, nor is it a secret that I am part of that reason (mostly it is Rob). However, I feel that this group is very productive and the communication between us is clear. Most importantly I feel trust with them and know I can be myself and not worry about contributing thoughts to the discussion. I know when it is time to put the pedal to the floor, and I also know to slow down, relax, and build a relationship with my teammates. Our group is very diverse in personalities, but in my mind the blend beautifully. We have loud and quiet, procrastinators and overachievers, high and low strung, etc., etc. I am not usually a “wait to the last minute” kind of person, but for some reason it always seems like I do my assignments for this class at the last minute. And sometimes I feel like it’s my best work. I know that that would drive Liz and Ashley nuts. They like to have every detail worked out ASAP, me not so much. I very much enjoy going with the flow and seeing where my thought process goes. For example, I did not bring in any prepared questions for our interview because I had no intention of doing so. I have no problem fine tuning the questions we have and helping prepare our meeting outline, but I would rather see where the interview goes and then contribute. I may need to clear this with my team. I prefer to only have a vague or skeleton idea of what I intend to say. Whenever I have to give a speech or presentation, I never write out my speech word for word, never really use notecards with sentences, rather I prefer to use a single notecard with “key” words. I feel that I am much better speaker when I do this and it just feels more natural to me. Sure, I could write down some mundane questions for the group, but I would not see that as a real contribution. Of course I will though if my team wants me to do so, but I would prefer to actively listen in the interview and ask a question that presents itself after the interviewer has responded on something. It could simply be a clarification, asking for an expansion of the answer, or it could profoundly thought provoking.