Team and Small Group Experience Essay

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Team and Small Group Experience Essay COM 330 January 21, 2013 Darin Jones Team and Small Group Experience Essay A team is a group of individuals gathered to work together for an individual goal or set of goals. Teams are usually found in sports, school or work environments. Teams are made up of individuals from different backgrounds. Teamwork can offer the benefits of early collaboration in project development where different disciplines share expertise and concerns in order to make the best decisions for and throughout the life cycle of the project (Utley, Brown, & Benfield, 2009). Unlike teams, groups are usually individuals that look for one another based on interests. Groups are formed of friends, family and co-workers. In this paper I will contrast the different experience’s I have had working on a team and being in a group. In school we are assigned to learning teams. The team consists of 4 or 5 people from all over the world. I have never met the other team members but have to rely on them to get our team assignment done. As a team we set ground rules in the beginning and all agree to keep communication open between each other. Often times a team leader is picked and that individual represents the team and assigns work flow. However it is also common that there is one individual to lead the team per week so everyone gets there turns. I have worked both ways and the outcomes were great. We all worked together to finish our assignments. This is different than being in a small group. I have a small group of female friends that like to get together go to the movies and go out every once in a while. We are all working mothers that like to get a break and have some fun. I happened to join this group of ladies through my children’s daycare. The teachers like to go out once a month to dinner and a show and talk about our interests. We share the fact

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