From our team meetings and Humphrey seminar today I learnt
some advantages of working as a team. It was also an
opportunity to differentiate what it means to work as a team
and as a group. I can say my group work as a team. This is
because although each of us had different task to perform,
we all helped each other with information on how to achieve
the individual task. This made it possible for all members
of the team to understand the overall project.
Each of us carried our task to the end. No one felt left out
or as an outcast throughout the project. At the end we all
were familiar with the video clips and the leadership style
portrayed by the video.
From all that we have learnt so far from the movies and
presentations from some Humphrey Fellows, I can say that
teams are like the engines that drive leading organizations
and movements. The way team members treat each other
influences the quality and output of results. The team’s
mood, whether energized or motivated is the air that the
team breaths and is created through relationships within the
team. Powerful results are realized with input from every
voice in the team. Relationships flourish and grow. There is
always a leader who is trusted and whom all are ready to
follow to achieve one goal. The goal of either brining fame
to the country (barefoot runner), national integration
(Nelson Mandela) and providing care for abandoned children
(Pakistan).
