Reflection on Team Experience

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Reflect on Team Experience
1 First, very briefly describe the team you were part of so that I can get a sense of sense: include the size of team, the purpose and goal of the team, and the time frame. Choose an experience that did not go perfectly well.
I draw my team experience from last year's cultural week function preparation. I was among a team of six tasked to plan for the function. Among our responsibilities were proposing the appropriate dates for the function, the activities to be included, and budgeting. The team members comprised one administration official, a security official, two student leaders, and two ordinary students. I appeared on the team as an ordinary student member.
The team performed its function well, presenting informed ideas about the function. However, some experiences did not go well for me. The security officer and the student leaders dominated the team conversations. They spoke most of the time and did not take our contributions seriously. They did not entertain ideas that countered their unless it was too good. Most of the ideas they accepted from us came after a long time of discussion trying to convince them. This sense of entitlement from the section of our team members gave me a bad experience in the team.
2 Rate your group's Communication Effectiveness on each of the team measures, below, on a scale of 1 (Not Well) to 5 (Very Well).
* Define or clarify the task = 5
* Exchange and share information = 4
* Encourage expression of various points of view = 2
* Evaluate and analyze data = 4
* Use the best decision-making approach (consensus, majority rule, etc.) = 2
* Focus on tasks, not individuals = 3
* Demonstrate respect for all = 2
* Encourage feedback = 3
* Encourage expression of opinion = 3
* Build on others' ideas = 3
* Ask for clarification of ideas = 3
* Demonstrate equality = 3
* Address disagreements or misunderstandings = 3
* Stay on task = 4
3 Describe the top two strengths and top two weaknesses of your team and give one example each.
The team had strengths that enabled it to deliver its mandate and weaknesses which almost jeopardized the process. The two most significant strengths of the team were creativity and punctuality. The team members were creative. They pr...