Reflective Journal on Leadership and Team Dynamics

The assignment is a reflective piece discussing how different modules within a university course can aid in the assessment of group dynamics, particularly in launching a project. The student reflects on how learning about leadership styles and influence techniques equips them to handle virtual teams, emphasizing communication strategies that assist both academic team projects and professional endeavors. Part A highlights the practical application of these skills for risk identification, while Part B underscores how coursework has enriched the student's understanding of managing virtual teams from diverse cultural backgrounds. The lessons on organizational behavior are seen as key in predicting stakeholder behaviors, with risk assessment identified as crucial to minimizing project-related challenges. Furthermore, human resource management planning is acknowledged as foundational for successful team leadership and adaptability within projects.

Running head: REFLECTIVE
Reflective
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Part A
As per my opinion, ach of the module set in the course has its benefits in launching a
group assessment. Leadership style and the techniques in influencing power, communication
strategies taught over the modules will help in influencing the virtual team that is our course
work of module four. Moreover, the course on organizational behavior and the challenge
identification will help to reduce the obstacles faced in the team project. This will not only
facilitate in the team project, but also assist in the professional work. I can now better identify
the risk in a project. In addition to that, it helped me better formulate the plan required to form a
project team and keep it influenced over the duration of the project.
Part B
The course work enriched my knowledge on leadership, influencing techniques,
organizational behavior, risk assessment, stakeholder management and communication. Each of
the above learning has its implication in both the team project in the course and in professional
life. Managing a virtual team will no doubt be a tough task as the team members belongs from
cross cultural backgrounds with different interest. They are likely to be influenced by various
factors. Hence, the lesson that I received on the influence techniques will help me in keeping the
team members motivated. Learning on leadership and communication will help me to better
communicate with the members. It in turn will help me to communicate the procedure that will
be taken for the completion of the project. Organizational behavior on the other hand will guide
me in predict and understanding the behaviors of the stakeholders involved in the project. Risk
identification and assessment in the lesion will again help in reducing the risk factors related the
projects I will take part in. Last but not the least, lesion on the human resource management

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planning will help me make a planning on the HR management. Planning is the first pillar
towards success and it will help me to come up with a proper plan for better managing the team
and change particular parts if required. It will help me to keep the data sorted.