Team Dynamic

by Liv

Sunday’s activities introduced themes of teamwork - how to identify leadership, distribute roles, enact perseverance and flexibility, and employ encouragement in order to “win” no matter the circumstance. What did you learn about yourself form those exercises? Can you identify some roles that you are gifted in, when working on a team?

My Thoughts

I learned that “winning” doesn’t necessarily mean that our team won the game we were playing, but rather our winning would come as a result of building a good team dynamic. This team has to include both the experienced and the unexperienced in order to teach and provide opportunities for each other to grow and develop.  

I think I am better at encouraging others in their roles than I am at being a key player.  I learned that my mindset can easily begin to shift towards just wanting to win the game.  But I have to keep focusing on what is really important, and that is developing our team dynamic.  Everyone has a place, but it takes time, experience, and patience to develop a good team dynamic.  The development of people on the team is the real winning.