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Summarizing My Experience In this Course

 Understanding Effective Teams

A Personal Reflection of this Journey: 

Thank you for a fun and informative semester.  I would like to personally thank our TA as well for always providing thoughtful and insightful feedback to each and every item submitted.  Not only was the feedback helpful, but it was also always delivered in a positive and motivating tone.  Reflecting back on the journey this semester I revisited questions I entered into the course hoping to better understand. 

My Key Questions: 

  1. As a leader, how do I foster an organizational culture that breads natural teaming?
  2. How does a leader influence a team when one or more members does not seem to be committed to the team's goas and objectives? How does the leader keep the team on track? 
Personal Growth Opportunities: 
  1. To identify opportunities to grow as a leader in understanding how to influence my organization to naturally develop teams.  Knowing when to step away and let the team run.
  2. How to balance a need for communication with the communication needs of others. 
Reflecting on my weekly journal entries, I was able to generate answers to each of these questions and feel that I now have a clear understanding of the characteristics of high-performing teams and how best to enable, empower, support, and coach.  Additionally, I recognize areas of opportunity that I have personally to be a more effective member of a team and how to recognize opportunities for team performance improvement.  I collected a list over the semester of key terms and concepts that resonated with me and included them below. 

Thank you again!
Lauren 






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