Teamwork

Teamwork!

1.) Which of the five dysfunctions do you personally have a hard time implementing in a team setting? What can you do to better facilitate against falling into this dysfunction?

I have the hardest time implementing the trust aspect into my  teams. I have a hard time letting other people take  important responsibilities to other members of my team because I believe that they will not compete the responsibility or I believe I can do it better. I have always had a clear opinion on how I want things done and I need to learn to be more accepting of other peoples opinions and styles and realize that my way is not the only or even the best way to complete something. I think I could facilitate against dysfunction by going into group projects with the attitude that everyone will be trustworthy and complete what you assign them. Dividing the tasks clearly and evenly and making sure everyone knows that what they are doing is important and integral to the success of the team will causes everyone to step up and work together which is the overall goal of teamwork.

2.)  As a leader, what do you think are some obstacles you may run into when facilitating teamwork?

 As a leader I believe that conflicting personalities as well as a lack of trust or negative conflict are the biggest issues faced when trying to facilitate team work. Conflicting personalities can lead to more conflict if you do not learn to manage and use the personalities to their strengths. I think making sure all personalities opinions are heard can help make sure no people have conflicts. For examples introverts could easily feel as if their opinions are not heard because extroverts might share theirs first or more publicly. Or thinkers and feelers might not learn to compromise and use both of their strengths. I think it is important for a leader to know his or hers teams personalities and play them to their strengths.

3) Personality Test Results: ESTJ