Reflective Writing on the meaning of Leadership

Reflective Writing on the meaning of LeadershipDuring the first bringshop of PASBD, I was in a way taught by our lecture, that working in a assemblage or a squad, all fraction is an important key to achievements, and having a leader is important to keep the police squad on track as swell up as lead the aggroup to achieve goals. Leadership can be seen as a counteractive becharm when groups experience difficulties in establishing the conditions necessary for making the best possible choice Dennis Gouran (qtd. in Beebe Masterson 2006). Therefore, a leader always gave me an impression that he or she has to be brilliant with good leadership acquisitions, thinking that if a group is privation of a skillful or brilliant leader, a team would well-nigh in all probability fail. Through discover the semester I came to see the importance of a leader, but non as a dominant to the absolute team. I felt that having a unsloped leadership1is somehow not so appropriate in completing our job as a group in this subject rather dual-lane Leadership will be more appropriate practiced to explain our group.Having a leader is crucial to keep the team going, however a team does not restrict to only one leader. According to Pearce Conger (2003) leadership is broadly distributed among a set of private instead of centralizes in hands of a single individual who acts in the role of a superior, referring this as Sh ared Leadership Craig Jay, (2003), which is the process of influencing individually other in a team, leading separately other to achieve a certain goal or achievement, where leadership is carried surface by the team as a self-coloured, rather than solely by an individual alone.2. In our group, I felt that each group member has a very important role to keep the team going, having each with unlike skill contributing to a team will only keep the team resourceful, and unlock the thinking by bringing in new idea. benni and Sheats, 1948, (qtd. In Craig Jay, 2 003), raised that team members had actually the roles that is as critical as the team leader, where leadership is a reciprocal process. And the roles are divided by benni and Sheats into two categories, which are Task Role3and Socioemotional Roles4. In my declare opinion, I felt that I am most suitable to be classified as the Socioemotional Roles in a team, where I played most of the role as a group discloser or as a follower. I do not enjoy leading a team dominantly, most of the time it will depend on situation where I felt suitable to contribute, unremarkably collecting each group member opinion and idea before deciding on which suggestion is most appropriate to be pretendn up. team up RoleConsidering the team role, define as A tendency to be moderate, contribute and interrelate with others in a particular way. Belbins (1993) I would consider myself as a Monitor Evaluator Belbins (1993), being describe as having the characteristic of sober, strategic, discerning, able to sees all options and could judges accurately. A Monitor Evaluator in a team is fateed to provide a logical eye, make impartial judgments where required and to weigh up the teams options in a dispassionate way5. This stands in a part of my personality, where I often not like to make a judgment without knowing the actual situation. During a group countersign, I usually observe the interaction and the statements of others before I start putting more of my opinions.It is important to have delegated team role in a group, with the different combination of characteristic, the team can only help each other to meet up all the requirements needed to complete the task. Due to the different characteristic of members in a group, it leads to a certain disagreement between members during the completion of the task. However to get job make, members of a group often need some corporation to a certain termination. In my situation I find it sometimes difficult to coordinate with group members who are in the team role of a maker6, where they have the tendency to hurt masses happening on some statement they made, without realizing it. Their actions often speak louder than words, made me feel annoying and difficult to concentrate. contempt the characteristics which I do not like about Shaper, they are actually important in providing drive to ensure that the team kept moving and did not lose focus or momentum, Belbins (1993). On the other hand, I most enjoy teaming with members with the role of Co-coordinator, where they often delegates well, and will seek for advice for other members, allowing each members to feel the respect and involved in to team. According to Beebe Masterson (2006), Not only group members need a mutual concern to unite them, but they also need to feel they belong to a group.Nevertheless, each Team Role has its own contribution however there are also permissible weakness Belbins (1993), where allowable weaknesses are the downside of the characteristics of t he roles, which is allowable due to the strength which goes with it. As for my role as a Monitor Evaluator, I have the weakness of being said to lack of drive and ability to inspire others, and overly critical, Belbin (1993). I often realize this weakness of mine and attempt to change, by trying to say things to keep the parole in progress. Weakness offers clues to a possible strength, Belbins (1993), knowing my own weaknesses could help to improve more in the future. I believe that by making use of my weakness befittingly, it could transform into strength.Working in Team/GroupWorking in a group is different from working individually. Working individually allows having tractability in time management, as I can plan my own schedule to work on the assignment, as well as deciding on something without have to seek discussion or the opinion of other group members. When working in group, one of the major frustration about group work is the time it takes to accomplish task Beebe Master son (2006). Working in a group, it needs much cooperation from each group members to get things done effectively and efficiently. This includes encouraging the group members to attend the discussion meeting, and ensuring every group member to take on the responsibility to complete their task assigned, If we want a better solution, it is going to take time, patients, and understanding, Beebe Masterson (2006). Because working in a group involves a few individuals, and few individual usually means involving different time to suit, as each has own different daily activities. This will create some difficulties in finding the correct time and place that is convenient for all to hold a discussion meeting. On the other hand, I also find many advantages in working in a group. Having a group of flock working unneurotic is like pooling of skills and knowledge, and this will to certain extent speed up the researching process and the decision making. Working together with a few person, allows to have discussion on problems and solutions, increasing the probability of picking the error done by another, and could pool different opinion to a problem.There are different types of group tally to Beebe Masterson (2006) there are the primary group and secondary group. Primary group members associate with one another to perpetuate the joy of community, to fulfill the basic pitying needs to be social Beebe Masterson (2006), therefor the conversation is informal. Secondary group is what I would classify as our group, as the secondary groups exist to accomplish task or achieve goal the reason you join secondary group is to get something done Beebe Masterson (2006). Our group is assigned with a take to complete every week, we gather to solve the problem in the task plantn. Further, our group could also be classifying as the Focus Group, where we have a goal to focus, as well as given a particular return to follow, Beebe Masterson (2006).In order to get the group working well there are two most important behavior of group member based on Michael Mayer, Beebe Masterson (2006), these behavior encourage members to participate fully in the discussion, especially in analyzing problem, and, offer confirmatory comments to others, Beebe Masterson (2006). To me, having these behaviors can only our group fully go for the skills and knowledge we have to achieve the best result possible. However, working in groups, I had obtain done different types of personalities grouping. Some are in a dominating role, where without seeking permission from others, they tries too in a way give order to people telling them what to do. Trying to get ideas across group members who like to dominate is rather challenging for me, I had experience some hard time persuade on an idea. This experience gives me a lot of practice on my patients, and practicing different way of communication an idea. Nevertheless, there are also group members who are Blocks senesce and some are Socia l Loafing, Beebe Masterson (2006). Block Progress has an attitude which is often stubborn and disagreeable with no supportive reason. Social Loafing are people who attempt to rely on others to do their job, and hold back on their contribution, Beebe Masterson (2006). These group members will delay the progress of the group, keeping the group from achieving goals. From these, I had realise that to work together effectively, individuals must develop common goals and collective focus rather than pursuing only individual goals Beebe Masterson (2006). To get the work effectively done I will have learn to be a competent group communicator, Beebe Masterson (2006), to always have motivation7and have the ability to interact appropriately to achieve goal.CommunicationHaving the ability to convey ideas through with(predicate) intercourse is very important when working in group, as Speech communication gives individual nark to the ideas and inner world of other group members, Beebe Mas terson (2006). Failure in communication well will cause misunderstanding, leading to battle or inability to come out with a well done assignment. Problems of communication that I have faced are such as Bypassing and Allness Statement, Beebe Masterson (2006). Bypassing is when, I or my group member is trying to make a statement, we misunderstand the meaning of on a same word, and this had leaded us to produce or work not as required at first. Further is Allness Statement, means that some statement is simple but untrue generalization, Beebe Masterson (2006). Knowing that there are chances that we may misunderstand out group members word, I often like to summarize our discussion at the end of the meeting, to ensure that the message is got through clearly.Throughout the entire course, I raise myself in groups are being generally low profile, in the sense where I prefer to monitor the progress of the group discussion and only give opinions when I felt I am needed to, in another words seeking for others to discover that I have something to say. Realizing that a group cannot assist without words communication is the vehicle that allows a group to move towards its goals Beebe Masterson (2006), I have encouraged myself to speak out more during a discussion. At the commencement exercise I was struggling to get points out of my mouth, after few discussions, I had felt more comfortable. In order to be sure of my communication skill I had done a test through the internet, on a website call Test Yourself8. The outcome of the test on my communication skill says that I am insightful, where I sometimes have difficulties interpreting other peoples words and actions, and see things from their perspective, although I can generally sense what others are feeling and thinking relatively well.Conflict between group membersConflict, happens when members have disagreement over two or more options that a group can take, Beebe Masterson (2006), and A encounter occurs because peo ple do not understand one another Beebe Masterson (2006). It is something difficult to avoid when involving contact between human, in terms of communication or what so ever. In my situation, while needed to work in a group of five, there are always chances of strife happening once any members sham get into the same opinion. A group with more than two people will often add complexity and element of uncertainty to the Trans active communication process, and this will affect the outcome Beebe Masterson (2006). I would preferably try my best to avoid counterpoint when working in my group, as conflict will have negative impact on a group harmony and the outcome of our work, I will keep the group from completing its task, interferes with the quality of the groups decision or productivity, threatens the existence of the group Beebe Masterson (2006).According to the book of communication in small groups, Beebe Masterson (2006), Communication scholars Gerald Milller and Mark Steinberg had identified three common types of interpersonal conflict they are the pseudo-conflict, where people misunderstand one another, Simple conflict, where people disagree about issues, and, Ego conflict, when personalities clash, Beebe Masterson (2006). Throughout the entire course, I came through the three types of interpersonal conflict in a different way. These conflict does not happen when our group members first met, it all happen when we take down to know more about each characteristic and working style, then begin the disagreement between each other. The conflict that I found most challenging to deal with is the Ego Conflict, as in the situation when the group members become defensive about their position because they think they are being personally attacked, Beebe Masterson (2006). There are times where the entire progress of the task is being delayed, and other group members are put into pressure, by worrying if the deadline could be met. Fortunately, we managed to overco me these obstacles, meeting the deadline.Dealing with conflict, each individual will have different style in managing it. Even though working in a group, each will manage the conflict in their own way as the feel more comfortable with. I myself manage conflict in a Nonconfrontational Style, one of the three general styles of managing conflict by, Linda Putnam and Charmaine, according to Beebe Masterson (2006). Nonconfrontational Style explains that a person in managing the conflict face by working hard to avoid conflict with others, Beebe Masterson (2006). I do not like to go into argument with others, for any reason I will feel very uncomfortable to communicate or rather become speechless, when things begin to feel unpleasant. Thus, I would choose to withdraw myself to a certain extent, until the situation become calmer before I start to sort things out by communicating with the group member. Avoiding an immediate attack from another group member may give you time to think of mor e appropriate response rather than blurting out the first thing come to your mind Beebe Masterson (2006). However, in some situation, Avoiding conflict does not make the source of problem go away, it still exist Beebe Masterson (2006). When the conflict became too critical to be left to calm by itself, it cant be avoided by keeping quiet, things would have gotten worst if so. In this, no number how uncomfortable I am to face the conflict, I still have to stand out to solve the problem, trying not to make things reach the extent where, group members turn into enemies. If others are unlikely to change, then you may have to change yourself, Belbins (1993).ConclusionGoing through the entire PASBD course is a whole process of learning, teaching in the lecture, and through experience. From the lecture, I had learned on skills of presentation as well as got more understanding on the topic of PASBD. What I gain from the lecture are actually from the experience of others, and I can only u nderstand it theoretically, if I did not got the true experience I can never have the real feeling of what the theories actually trying to convey. Mr. JJ said something about experience, the meaning is roughly of experiencing the process is like riding a roller coaster you will not want others to tell u about it, it is what you need to feel for yourself through your real experience. It is through the experience that I could utilize what I learned, and physically going through the process allowing me to have deeper impression on the leanings. Belbins (1993) had also mentioned something about experience learning, saying that Like competing in the Olympic Games, the great thing is to have taken part. Unless people enrol for the event, they cannot win the race. What we do will be what we learn people equipped themselves for work through working, and through the lessons learned through experience, Beebe Masterson (2006).