Reflective Report on Team Dynamics and Roles Played

Running head: REFLECTIVE TEAM
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Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Reflective Report 2
Introduction
With the advent of technology business opportunities have become increasing easier to
capture with the application of the technology (Im, Montoya and Workman 2013). The current
environmental situations have opened up various opportunities for different entrepreneurs who
want to utilize these situations to their advantage and convert them into viable business ideas
which would further assist them in ensuring that they are successfully able to gain a competitive
edge in the market (Flaherty 2015). Hence, as future managers, it is important to know the
business concepts quite well. I got an opportunity to get a practical example of the concepts
when we were given a project as a part of our curriculum and hence, this provided me with a
learning experience to formulate a business feasibility plan along with some colleagues which
would strengthen my business acumen. The reflective report will be examining my roles and
duties in the project.
Roles played
The different members in a group have a crucial role to play in the success of the
organization and it thereby becomes necessary for all the group members in a team to have a
definite role in each team because a team comprises of the contribution as made by the different
members of the organization (Galegher, Kraut and Egido 2014). If any member fails to have a
specific role in an organization then it can be assumed that the organization will not be
successful in the long run. Hence, following this principle even our team members were assigned
different roles based on which we had to ensure that all the tasks were adequately divided among
us.
In the team, I played the role of a finisher. As a finisher I was required to ensure that all
the loose ends of the team member’s contribution were completed and that all the team meetings
objectives were met in the designated team meeting duration. I was also required to maintain a
note of the minutes of the meeting.

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Group dynamics with respect to delivering the report
Although it is believed by many that group dynamics are relevant only in the cases of the
formal groups that tend to exist in an organization, but this is not true and in reality the group
dynamics exist in informal groups as well (Galegher, Kraut and Egido 2014). Group dynamics
deal with the manner in which the patterns are formed in a group and the way in which the group
gets comfortable with one another (Maxwell 2013). Our group dynamics grew stronger as we
started engaging in conversations and personal information. At the end of the project, it was due
to group dynamics that made us successful in the completion of the project.
Responsibilities for the report
The responsibilities held by me in the team have been given as follows:
The organizational competency and competitive advantage part: As the task had been
divided among different members of the group, we had divided the research as well as
assessment part. Hence, in the feasibility report part I was given the responsibility to analyze the
internal competencies and strengths of the organization, along with the competitive advantage as
possessed by the company. In doing so, I had to undertake a SWOT Analysis which was then
followed by a RBV Analysis. Through this I was able to gain a new experience of learning about
the different tools having been used in the process of management.
Ensuring that no grammatical errors were being made: When a report is generally
prepared, it is crucial that it is grammatically correct and that there are no presentation errors
being made. Although all the individuals in the group were asked to ensure highest quality
standards, I was assigned the responsibility of analyzing the work after completion and checking
for any errors.
When I was given with the above stated responsibilities, I felt quite limited in nature as I
felt I was capable of undertaking much more than the responsibilities which were assigned to me.
I also wanted to conduct the business environment analysis part but then very often in a group
the responsibilities are divided according to mutual perceptions. Therefore, I did not feel quite
motivated to undertake the responsibility.