BEST SELF EXERCISE BSE PART 1 Team Project 1 Experience Re ection and Identi cation of Strengths and Weaknesses Purpose To re ect and analyze your experience working on a team and understand your behavioral tendencies and preferences as well as those of your peers when working on a team This activity will help you to understand how to create the best conditions for yourself and your teammates to perform successfully on future professional projects This assignment will then help you to re ect on your strengths and areas of improvement which in turn will help you develop your leadership and management potential and skills Context Before and just after you ve completed your rst team project in MHR300 and have received feedback from your teammates identify how you experienced and observed concepts learned in chapters 1 6 in the textbook in yourself and your team and how those elements impacted your team s performance on the project including your satisfaction with the work Each one of us has opportunities to grow improve and develop Our ability to be our best self and achieve our best career is built on a foundation of self awareness and understanding where we may have behaviors or improvement needs that could impact our overall eLectiveness and career success There is a maximum of 40 points available to earn for the BSE PART 1 Instructions 1 Download this template add your responses answers to the provided boxes in the tables 2 Review the prompts within the PART 1 Tables A G re ect on the team project peer evaluation feedback that you received chapter self assessments and any feedback from peers co workers mentors and or supervisors 3 Carefully review the PART 1 Grading Rubric to understand the expectations for completing the assignment 4 In Tables A through E you will re ect on your teamwork experiences working on the MHR300 Team Project 1 peer feedback your teammates provided to you and the concepts from 2 6 respond to the prompts in the PART 1 Tables below 5 In Table F you will identify three of your current strengths and how you are leveraging them 6 In Table G you will identify three development needs improvement areas and where they may limit your eLectiveness as a team member and or leader 7 Use terminology from the text to enhance your responses and connection to your self assessments 8 The maximum for each individual response is 200 words No more than 200 words in each cell of the table 9 Make sure to proofread and revise your assignment before submitting 10 Submit the completed tables to the appropriate assignment dropbox in Canvas as a Word doc or PDF PART 1 Table A Team Project 1 Experience Overview Chapter 1 Interactionalism How did your team and their unique interactions and dynamics in uence your behavior during the project and how did this aLect your assessment of the team Our team had a strong dynamic from the very rst meeting we all connected well and understood the needed tasks to complete We all knew we had to play a part in the project so it was very smooth to assign and let each other know what we would do With one of our team members being abroad it sparked a new challenge but we were all able to move forward together Furthermore I enjoyed the team members for this project which is why I gave them positive feedback PART 1 Table B Team Project 1 Experience with Diversity Chapter 2 What type s of diversity did you experience on your team What impact did this have on your team s engagement All my team members are from diLerent places with diLerent backgrounds so we were able to share our own ideas and bring them together With all being in the business school we were still aware of similar things which is why it was easy to choose a company we wanted to talk about With our diLerent ideas and knowledge we were able to point our many stressors and solutions Since one of members was abroad it encouraged us to stay on top of project in case some things went wrong since he did not have great phone service PART 1 Table C Team Project 1 Experience with Personalities and Personal DiRerences Chapter 3 The personality that was strong according to my feedback was value I consistently did the needed work and did eLective research for the company we chose for our project I completed the needed tasks before the deadlines and insured my team members my portion of the project is under control Also I formatted all the presentation slides so it easy for our team to input their key research points to present Describe your personality in terms of at least 1 of the following The Big 5 Personality Traits Locus of Control Intelligences Attitudes Values Emotions Perceptions and Response to Stress Which of the attributes you identi ed was prominent in the feedback your peers provided you How did your personal attributes identi ed by you and your peers aLect how you engaged as a team member What are your strengths Which attributes require more self development As a team it was clear the needed work to be done therefore I did what was assigned to me My strength was being on time and being support for the group project I need to work more on being a stronger leader and communicate more so as a team we are all on the same page at the same time PART 1 Table D Team Project 1 Experience with Team Values Perceptions vs Engagement Satisfaction Chapter 4 Taking into consideration the positive feedback received why is this feedback important Are there any changes you would make to improve your teammates perception of you Considering the constructive feedback received what changes will you make to improve your teammates perception of you The feedback is important because it helps me understand what my strong points are because it is easy to overlook my own progress It also allows me to continue doing what I am strong at and see where I need to improve What I would do more is be a better leader and take initiative when needed also communicate clearly with team members I will communicate more clearly with my team members to ensure they know where I am with my assigned tasks Also I will take initiative when needed PART 1 Table E Team Project 1 Experience with Team Dynamics Motivation and Motivating Behavior with Work and Rewards Chapters 5 6 How motivated were you to work with your teammates to complete the team project 1 assignment Which speci c factors in uenced your level of motivation the most I was strongly motivated to work with my team members because they understood we had an assigned tasks