Discussion Topic: Teams in Daily Life

A central premise of our textbook is that teams are essential to our everyday lives.

• Do you agree or disagree? Provide examples from your experiences.

Just do response each posted down below only?

Posted 1

I agree that teams are essential to most people. Sometimesthere are not enough hours in the day to do everything that needs toget done. Working as a team helps to complete things in a short periodof time. We learn from an early age that team work is important noteverything will be able to be done by one-person multiple people workingin the same direction can help complete tasks more efficiently. I was arecruiter for the military for several years convincing individuals tobecome a member of a team with something I had to do. One of the things Ilike to tell new recruits is nothing is impossible. If someone asks youto pick up a car by yourself that would be hard to do but what youcan’t do, we can. Although teamwork can be challenging with differentpeople from different backgrounds different religions and differentcultures. I find it is those things that make the strongest teams. Iknow I’ve said it before “if there were only five more of me that wouldbe the perfect team”. But the more I’ve learned it’s the people fromdifferent backgrounds with different ideas coming together that make thebest teams.

Posted 2

Human beings are social, and this makes us strive to be a part of teams.According to our reading this week small groups are a very importantaspect to social formation and therefore being a part of a team or teamsis essential for human beings (Adams & Gaines, 2018). Throughout mylife experiences I have found that being a part of a team helps todevelop creative thinking and to open your mind for other ideas. Therehave been many times that I may be thinking of something in one mannerand then once someone else throws out their ideas it opens my mind up toa totally different aspect of the problem. If we did not work in teams,we would long for interaction and most likely would not have as muchsuccess in many aspects of our lives. Like I mentioned, being in a teamcan open our minds and help us think of new possibilities that we maynot think of on our own. Therefore, teams can help us to develop asuccessful outcome.

Posted 3

Ido agree with the statement that “teams are essential to our everydaylives”. Regardless of an individual’s job or lifestyle, it is verycommon that teams always present and necessary. A team is defined as agroup of people who work together to accomplish a task. One may thinkthat teams aren’t important if someone is in business by themselvesright? That may seem accurate however, it is not. Every business hasemployees in order to properly run a business. These employees areconsidered a team based on the definition. This proves that teams areeverywhere.

In my current occupation teams are extremely important and necessary.As a GNA, my coworkers and I are required to work together in order toprovide the best care possible to our residents. Not working togethernot only prolongs the work day for ourselves but it also limits the carethat the residents receive. As in many other jobs it’s easier foreveryone to just work together!