Engineering Management Self-Reflection

Engineering Management Self-Reflection
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Engineering Management Self-Reflection
Introduction
Teamwork is beneficial in acquiring knowledge, skills, and experience in engineering management. In particular, my team was the best, and I enjoyed working alongside my colleagues. Everyone was devoted to that task at hand, and together we focused on achieving the established goals and objectives. I was happy to be in a group where all members were committed and ready to help each other to facilitate the success of the team. Despite a few challenges that my team faced, everyone was available and willing to address problems before they affected the built relationship between members. The paper reflects my team’s activities, contract, leadership aspects, and how I can lead a high-performing team virtually to meet the goals of a long-term project.
Reflection on Team Contract
My team had four members, and together we developed a team contract that guided us from the beginning to the end. Based on the contingency theory, there is no specific way to make the right decision. Organizations or teams should focus on factors that affect their decisions and try alternatives that might work best for them (Victer, 2020). In that light, my team adhered to the contract we developed in the early stages of the project, which minimized issues. Team members cooperated, coordinated, communicated well, shared relevant information about the project at hand, and exercised emotional intelligence. Everything went well, and my team achieved its set objectives. However, one of the team members had an internship and was absent several times during the meeting. The team member was honest and had told us initially about his internship. When the individual attended the meeting, the person contributed well and ensured to catch up with what others did during one’s absence.
Conflicts were rare in my team, and everyone tried to avoid them. Nevertheless, one conflict that my team experienced in the beginning is setting the perfect meeting time due to the difference in members’ time zones. Some individuals were from Australia and others from China. My team resolved the issue by using time zone 8. The cultural barrier was another significant problem. Specifically, cultural beliefs and values contribute to the team’s emotional intelligence and knowledge sharing (Jamshed & Majeed, 2019). Some individuals might be individualists or collectivists, which influence the relationship they establish with others in a group. The most significant thing is that team members knew each other and were ready to help. As the team’s coordinator, I soothed everyone’s emotions to foster the high productivity and effectiveness of my team. However, if I have to do another project with the same team, I would change the approach. For example, I would allocate a little time in the beginning for members to share their personal interests. Knowing each other at a personal level contributes to building a strong bond among members. Moreover, I would not accept any team member to be absent without reason. If one were committed at the time we meet, it ...