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After reading Kexuan’s post on teamwork, I do agree with her on the point that group members should have effective communication and problem solving skills.  Additionally, I think that each team member should be responsible and accountable in completing their delegated tasks and be willing to go further if it were needed.  It is essential that team members establish a common goal so that the whole team would be more motivated to work towards achieving that common goal – since higher motivation levels would lead to higher quality performance.

From reading the article on Forbes about teamwork linked on Kexuan’s post, I would say that my team type is a “real team”, where teams establish a culture of their own and they perform tasks in a way which are most effective for each member.

I have always preferred working in teams over individual work because I think that working in a functional team produces the most efficient results as tasks are delegated to each member according to their own individual strengths.  Furthermore, a group of people working together is more likely to produce more innovative and creative ideas as people come from different backgrounds with varying perspectives.  I also think that working in a team is good because team members can provide each other with support and guidance whenever they encounter hardships.  However, I do also believe that certain projects would be more efficient if they were to be completed individually.

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Sources:

Romero, Luis E.  “What Everyone Should Know About Teamwork.”  Forbes.com.  20 Jan. 2016.  <http://www.forbes.com/sites/luisromero/2016/01/20/what-everyone-should-know-about-teamwork/#55c5fbe21663>