Anon Time! Disappointed in Harry taking health risks
Anon Time! Disappointed in Harry taking health risks
Anonymous said: I am really disappointed Harry has turned out to be the kind of guy who is willing to take risks with the health and life of his unborn child. He is as much responsible for this child now as she is and he should not be agreeing to such risks. Zika is a devastating thing for the fetus. An to ignore and defy the health warnings of his own government? Every health institute on the…
Looking back over the last couple of weeks I do believe that this group is slowly approaching the 2nd stage of Tuckman’s Group development theory. In the first stage of “Forming “, the members start to become accustomed to each other and their relative tasks. I do think that this process occurred during the class exercises as they were an effective way for members to determine their role in the group. Specifically, during the egg experiment, some members of the group were more likely to coordinate the group while others were more inclined to execute the task or examine the details. As a group, we have already approached the “Storming” Stage. As we start to commit to more specific ideas for the exhibition the role of the different group members starts to become clearer which might, in turn, cause minor conflicts within the group. This week we are required to commit to an idea as a group. Obviously, there might be some ideas that will be more appealing to some members of a group which in turn might cause some conflict, as described by Tuckman. Once the group commits to an idea it will be easy to approach the "Norming" stage as I noticed that group members are already willing to compromise on and combine their ideas and beliefs for the well-being of the group. Roles within the group will become more apparent which in turn enhances Productivity.
Written by Laurent Maas.
References
Tuckman, B. (2018). 5 Stages of Group Development. [online] Florida State University. Available at: https://med.fsu.edu/uploads/files/FacultyDevelopment_GroupDevelopment.pdf [Accessed 22 Jan. 2018].
The Isabel Briggs Myers- and Belbin Personality Test: Theory and Practice
20th January 2018
Both of these tests are excellent tools in determining well-functioning group dynamics. The Isabel Briggs Myers test reveals that I exhibit traits of the ENFP (Extroverted, Intuition, Feeling and Perception) personality type. The Myer Briggs Foundation describes this classification as primarily imaginative and enthusiastic (Myers). This allows them to play well with others within a team. It is however notable that they want a lot of affirmation from others. A study around team collaboration within design studios revealed that participants exhibiting high iNtuition(N) are more attuned to creative endeavours. Moreover, disagreements surfaced more frequently in teams with identical personality types whereas teams with diverse MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator) were generally able to tackle both relationship- and process-based issues (Jarl, 2016). In accordance with this study, I made an observation during a class exercise. The goal was safely delivering an egg to the ground using a piece of card, paper, string, duct-tape and scissors. When it was time to make a decision two ideas were being put forward; by myself an ENFP type and an INFP type in the group. These personality types are similar and might therefore both try to fight for their ideas to be realised. When it came to making a decision we both tried to put forward our ideas but eventually, we opted for a compromise and tried to combine both concepts.
While the Isabel Briggs Myers evaluation can be applied to various areas of life ranging anywhere from interviews to social interaction, the Belbin test intends to more specifically tackle the issue of team building. The test has determined me as a Ressource Investigator and Team-Player. While that means I work well with others and communicate my ideas well these traits also come with in-decisiveness and perhaps the inability to fully commit to an idea (Belbin).
In the aforementioned class exercise, for example, I communicated a new idea to the group that consisted in attaching a parachute to the cylinder we built in the end. However, this occurred when we were already committed to the initial idea. Looking back, following through with that idea would have probably resulted in us not finishing the paper cylinder in time.
Written by Laurent Mass.
References
Belbin.com. (n.d.). Belbin | Great teams start with Belbin. [online] Available at: http://www.belbin.com/about/belbin-team-roles/ [Accessed 20 Jan. 2018].
Briggs Myers, I. (n.d.). The 16 MBTI® Types(Excerpted from Introduction to Type by Isabel Briggs Myers). [online] Myersbriggs.org. Available at: http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/the-16-mbti-types.htm [Accessed 19 Jan. 2018].
Jarl, B. (2016). The Use of Personality Type to Improve Team Collaboration within Design Studios. Masters. [online] Western Michigan University. http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1763&context=masters_theses [Accessed 19 Jan. 2018]
How to Make a Rubber Egg EASY KIDS SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
How to Make a Rubber Egg EASY KIDS SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
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