Group work is not one of my favorite things
because it often presents schedule conflicts and personality differences. When I first learned that I would be required
to do a major group project for Management 3110, I was less than thrilled. This project alone accounted for a
significant portion of my final grade; however, I ended up in a great
group. We set and achieved several goals,
and I learned leadership skills as a result of the project.
The main goal for our project was to raise helmet awareness
throughout Cache Valley. As the semester
progressed, each member of our group was able to step into different roles, and
each of us got the opportunity to take leadership. We were able to accomplish a lot. We were able to visit four different
elementary and junior high schools. At
each school, we made presentations and collected student signatures as they
pledged to wear helmets. In total we had
about 700 pledges to wear helmets.
I learned a lot about working in groups throughout the
project, and I learned how to lead better and follow through on
responsibilities. One of the greatest
things I took away from the project is the ability to speak up for myself in
group situations better. In carrying out
our project, I was given several tasks to complete. For instance, I was in charge of maintaining
the group Facebook page. Our Facebook page was helpful in spreading news
pertaining to our project. The Facebook
page also allowed us to extend the reach of our project beyond Cache Valley.
Though I was quite nervous about working on this group
project, the experience was enjoyable. I
was in an excellent group, and I learned some valuable lessons throughout the
course of the project. These lessons
will be helpful to me as I continue my education, and I can apply them in my
future career.