All of us have worked in teams at some point in our lives, and we all can recall a time we had interacting with others to meet team objectives. Communication is the way we get through our daily life, both personally and professionally. There are team units in our lives that we chose to be in, and then there are those that we are simply put in without a choice. It is usually these groups that have we will have the most conflict. I have had the ability to view a lot of different team settings through my work and family life. Being part of a team brings to my mind many things, both the good and bad experiences that I went through while working with team members and others in my life.
There are many questions that I have asked …show more content…
But because we have an agenda to follow in the meeting, the meeting will continue to flow. We always have a set topic or agenda at our meetings that upper management has for us to discuss. I cannot imagine one of our meetings without an agenda, they would definitely go astray and allowing issues to get brought up that are not necessary to be discussed. There are many times that we just do not understand why we are being asked to do or discuss something or that we just do not understand why or how to do it? It is our leaders of the meetings that help us all by being there for us, allowing us to ask questions and receive the help we need from either them, or other …show more content…
Unfortunately, it is usually when we begin to know and find out what unearthing deeply held beliefs that our teammates bring that we can truly begin to understand and can work with them. Reaching consensus when such differences are present is frequently difficult, and if not handled correctly, conflict can almost be certain. This is why, the getting to know each other stage is extremely important. I think the reason most people struggle with conflict resolution is that our past and present issues we bring with us as we enter a team setting. I call this our luggage or baggage, each and every one of us, brings some of this baggage with us in all of our relationships and communication settings. Sometimes it takes us seeing that our other teammate's interpretations are as plausible as our own. This is when the light will go on, and we can finally understand that other team member's views might just be as good as our own. This is when you come together and are truly formed as a