Teams can take all kinds of forms, but, for me, my best team experiences have come from playing on different sports teams. Starting last fall of 2010, I joined the Women's Ultimate Frisbee Team here at Virginia Tech. It has been a very fun and rewarding experience so far. We went to a tournament held at Clemson University last weekend. It was a very fun weekend that allowed us to really work as a team and play well. Being put in a situation like playing on a sports team really allows you to get a feel for working with other people to achieve a task, and, ultimately, have fun doing it.
SO WHAT?
Characteristics seem to be similar whether you're on a sports team or work in an office. According to Levi, “A successful team completes its task, maintains good social relations, and promotes its members’ personal and professional development.” This is exactly what a team should look like and our tournament was no exception. Ultimately, our task is to win games, but mainly we just want to play well, have fun, and improve upon performance. During the games, we had to learn to work together and take each other's advice.
NOW WHAT?
Looking back, it becomes evident how classic team characteristics have shown through. Social relations are a huge part when it comes to being on a team and that is where one of our biggest strengths occurred. You have to have good group cohesion (emotional ties to one another) and group communication is huge. Trusting and talking to your teammates is key. And, individual benefit occurs. We all improved upon performance and skill. I think just having a fun atmosphere such as this was key to our team's development.
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