Team_Work

In working in teams, there are several things to consider. All people have different personalities and different learning styles, and can often benefit greatly from working in teams, or have severe difficulties with them. Some of these personality types include the Thinker type, the Giver type, and the Organizer type. All of these personalities have some things in common, but can also have very drastic differences. Learning types can vary between Verbal/Linguistic to Interpersonal to Visual/Spatial. All of these learning, like the different personalities, can have great benefits working together or large differences. These different types can often all work effectively with just a couple different strategies. There are many ways to go about working together with different types of people, but the first thing to start with is finding out and understanding the personality type you will be working with in your team. There are four different personality types, and all of them are different. Though they may share some traits, they often have other traits that will set them completely apart. The first is the Thinker type. This personality would probably work best in a science or math team. The Thinker is a technical and logical person. They will often analyze the situation and break it down to solve the task. The Organizer is the more practical and dependable person. They are there to make sure that things are done effectively and in order. This person will be able to keep a team in order and will most likely take control. The next personality is the Giver. The Giver is the emotional one of the group. They will trust easily and be able to adapt to the surroundings and people of the group. They will be very sociable and honest in the group. Last but not least is the Adventurer. The Adventurer is very fast paced, impulsive, and competitive. Working in Teams 2 They might present the biggest problem working in a group. They do most things on impulse and will often experiment with the variables available to them. There are several strategies of working with different personality types. If you were working with a Thinker, a Giver, and an Organizer you could accommodate all three personality types by separating the tasks to the people that would be most effective with them. Then once the individual tasks are done, have the group come together and collaborate the information into one final piece of work. With each person doing something different, the individual components will have more focus; therefore making the final draft a well rounded one. The next step would be to figure out your team members learning styles. As there are many, only a few of them will be discussed. First is the Verbal/Linguistic. This learning style has skills such as remembering terms easily, easy understanding, and good persuasion skills. Next would be the Interpersonal learning style. Having an interpersonal learning style allows the person to work efficiently within a group, good communication, and keeping relationships with other people. Finally there is the Visual/Spatial learning style. This learning style will enable a person to be able to understand corresponding relationships between objects, manipulating graphics, and being able to change an idea into graphics. Working in Teams 3 There are ways for these different groups to work together effectively. For instance, you could use visuals as well as original work to work together. This will allow for open discussion between all team members and the ability to learn from what others have to offer. When visuals are used, this allows for not only the task to be explained, but also for associations to the topic. This would satisfy all three intelligences. The Verbal/Linguistic would be able to explain or teach while going over the information, the Interpersonal would be able to work in the group while using the visuals (such as flash cards), and the Visual/Spatial would be able to create any charts needed and visualize what the topic is. In conclusion, there are various different kinds of people, and there is no one way to do things. Once you’ve figured out and understand the kind of people you would be working with, there are many different ways to work in a team effectively. From the Giver to the Thinker and the Interpersonal to the Visual/Spatial there will always be different kinds of people to interact and learn with. Just taking the time to learn about your teammates is the key.