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1. In Team Building there are 3 issues that need to be addressed. These are (1)
What keeps the team from being effective? (2) What changes could improve the
team effectiveness?(3) What is the team doing effectively now that you want to
continue to do? Explain each issue relative to your own organization and find way
how to address these issues.
In every institution, there will always be conflict of ideas and interests in every
members. This is where the leaders and members take into action amidst their
individual differences; they must work hand in hand to be more productive and
effective in reaching their goal. Being a member of Department of Education is
challenging; you need to follow the directions from your superiors from the
department as well as your school heads. Being in conflict with your co-teachers is
just a normal thing especially when giving grades and letting a student pass who
does not deserve it at all. Another thing is additional workload from the principal and
head teachers and also their decisions that keep on changing. These are the common
complaints of teachers. This is where conflict arises from principals,head teachers ,
teachers and staff. For me the ingredients to keep the team from being effective is
constant communication, openness, acceptance and belongingness. Effective
communication results to clear understanding of the task given. Not only is
communication of the project goal vital, but frequent updates of the task is also
important. In our case, we use technology as an advantage, we made a group chat
wherein communication is being relayed aside from printed letters. Openness to
ideas and objections of every member of the group is a healthy one. One of my
experiences in school is that some of the teachers are not voicing out their
complaints and queries instead they keep on whining on their seats. Lack of
openness leads to ineffective performance. Acceptance is a double edge sword, it is
hard to accept some decisions decided by the majority, but you need to accept it
with open arms even it hurts you so bad, because you are in a group and decisions
are made based on the decision of the majority. Lastly is belongingness if you don’t
feel you belong to a group, you are ineffective in a sense that your ideas are not
being counted. If you feel you belong to the group, you strive hard to reach the
common goal of the organization. It keeps your desire burning knowing that you are
on the same track with your co-workers.
In my case our school is in gradual transition, because we have our new principal.
And our school is composed of old and new teachers there is a gap that needs to fill
in. Aside from that there is already an existing conflict within the teachers. In order
for this gaps to be filled programs and activities intended for the teachers must be
realized. Programs and must be holistic in such a way that it touches the mind,heart
and spirit. Weekly team building such as Zumba, Inspirational Movie, yoga and team
building activities will help teachers physically, emotionally and spiritually healthy.
Monthly evaluation and open forum is also healthy in the sense that teachers and
staff have the time to evaluate and give feedback to improve the existing system.
Recollection during semestral and summer break help mend broken relationship,
due to the stress, deadlines and individual principles. It also unload the person of the
existing baggages (hatred, jalousy and etc.) and start the semester renew and
empowered. As of the moment in our school we already started with the team
building weekly, but the problem is inconsistency and there are only few teachers
who participate because its optional. This kind of activity must be participated by
everybody and it needs to be consistent. Monthly evaluation , open forum, and
recollection needs to be apply in our school because we lack this kind of programs. If
this programs implemented it will produce harmonious relationship between
administrators,faculty and stop. If there is no conflict teachers can do the work
smoothly and if teamwork and trust was already build no matter how difficult the
work is it will run smoothly.
3. During the final activity that we did last March 23,2019, our resource person
introduced to us Appreciative Inquiry(AI) composed of 5 Ds such as Discovery,
Dreaming, Designing, Delivery, Dancing and Drumming. Create an activity were you
can apply these techniques.
Discovery
Discovery is based on a dialogue, as a way of finding ‘what works’. It rediscovers and
remembers the organization or community’s successes, strengths and periods of
excellence.
Dreaming
Imagining uses past achievements and successes identified in the discovery phase to
imagine new possibilities and envisage a preferred future. It allows people to identify
their dreams for a community or organization; having discovered ‘what is best’. They
have the chance to project it into their wishes, hopes and aspirations for the future
Activity 2: Life Highlights Game
Time: 30 minutes
Objective: to enable participants to reflect back on their lives,
enables them to get to know their coworkers on a more intimate level.
Procedure:
1. Begin by asking each participant to close their eyes for one minute and consider
the best moments of their lives. This can include moments they’ve had alone,
they’ve shared with family or friends; these moments can pertain to
professional successes, personal revelations, or exciting life adventures.
2. After the participants have had a moment to run through highlights of their lives,
inform them that their search for highlights is about to be narrowed.
3. Keeping their eyes closed, ask each participant to take a moment to decide what
30 seconds of their life they would want to relive if they only had thirty seconds
left in their life.
4. The leader of the activity will ask each and every participant what their 30
seconds entailed and why they chose it, which will allow participants to get a
feel for each other’s passions, loves, and personalities.
Designing
Design brings together the stories from discovery with the imagination and creativity
from dream. We call it bringing the ‘best of what is’ together with ‘what might be’,
to create ‘what should be – the ideal’.
Activity 3: Today I Choose
Everything we do in life is a choice. Every choice has a consequence. The
consequence can be positive or negative. Young people often find it more difficult to
think about the ramifications of their decisions. The pressures and uncertainties
during times of trouble can lead to poor choices. This activity focuses on the
importance of thinking through and planning to help promote healthy decision
making.
Materials : Paper handout “My life is a choice” and pencils or pens
Procedure
1. Explain to participants that they will be focusing on choices. Ask for some
examples of the many choices they make every day.
2. Talk about these examples and point out that good choices are often harder
to make but usually lead to better results.
3. Talk to participants about how empowering themselves means to know that
most everything they do in life is their choice.
4. Have them complete the handout and see how many things they actually
choose to do in one day.
5. When everyone is finished, have them talk about a few of their daily choices.
6. When they are done sharing, steer the discussion toward what the
consequences may be if they do not make these choices. For example, they
may choose to take a shower. If they don’t, they will smell bad.
7. Complete the activity by repeating the idea that making choices is
empowering.
Discussion Questions
1. Can you name a few difficult situations in which making a good choice may
be a struggle for many people today?
2. Why do you think these situations are so difficult?
3. How would you advise someone to handle these difficult situations?
4. How will you use what you have learned today?
Delivery
This process identifies how the design is delivered, and how it’s embedded into
groups, communities and organizations. In early appreciative inquiry development,
it was called ‘delivery’, based on more traditional organizational development
practice.
Discussion Question:
What was your feeling after you finished filling the chart? Does it help you to have a
clear vision and a specific path to put your dream into existence?
Wrap-Up
The facilitator will summarize all the activities that took place and will come up with
a generalization. An Open forum will follow to evaluate the activity and to process it.
4. As leaders you have different functions. Identify these leadership functions and
provide a thorough explanation on each of these functions.
According to a dictum which states, true leaders do not create followers rather
they create more leaders; it shows that leadership is not just a role but a purpose.
This purpose is being given to different types of leaders. In an institution where
there is a hierarchy of members and their positions, it is essential for each of them to
know their purpose and role.
Here are some of the leadership functions of a leader:
1. Sets Goals:
A leader is expected to perform creative function of laying out goals and policies to
persuade the subordinates to work with zeal and confidence. Since a clear definition
of goal and setting it on a clear and comprehensible way makes everyone work in an
efficient and less chaotic way.
2. Organizes:
The second function of a leader is to create and shape the organization on scientific
lines by assigning roles appropriate to individual abilities and purpose to achieve the
set goals effectively and easily.
3. Initiates Action:
The next function of a leader is to take the initiative in all matters of interest to the
group. He/She should not depend upon others for decision and judgment, yet
he/she can only ask opinion or advice from other reliable members or people in
higher authority. He/She should float new ideas and his decisions should reflect
original thinking and must also be conscientious of his/her members and everyone
can benefit.
4. Develops Co-Ordination:
A leader has to reconcile the interests of the individual members of the group with
that of the organization. He has to ensure voluntary co-operation from the group in
realizing the common objectives. This means that he/she must know how to make
everyone work together and share their part to arrive to a common goal.
Above are some of the different functions of a true leader that can make his/her
institution work toward a progressive goal and develop a sense of camaraderie
towards his/her subordinates. Through performing these different leadership
functions, he/she can give the best example that can make the work ethics and
professionalism of his/her subordinates change for the better and can also give a
ripple effect towards the learners, for they can imitate or follow the good
performance or action of their teachers.