Katzenbach & Smith once said: “A demanding performance challenge tends to create a team.” Throughout the years in my education experience I was given the luxury of choosing my team members for tough projects and competitions. Recent projects were more randomized in the selection of people whom I would work with to mimic the situation of the actual working world. Likewise from the quote, the demanding performance challenge has changed my team members and I from group members to working teammates. This is enhanced from our tacit understanding of each other’s working dynamics, teamwork and communication skills.

Personally, one of the key learning points from my contribution to teamwork process throughout the module is the understanding of my role as a team leader and member. As the leader for the CG1102 project, I had a greater understanding of the role of leadership and the need to be firm with decision making. I had ensured that it was not only me who focused on the objective of the team but the whole team shared the same focus as well. Maintaining a high morale throughout the project when it became increasingly difficult was vital for me so that my teammates felt supported and valued. Effective teamwork is about setting good example. As a member and leader, I had ensured that submission for my part of the project was always met before the dateline to keep the team committed, positive and motivated.

Communication being an important foundation in teamwork had a profound meaning to me as a team leader and member. My contribution to communication process would be holding on to the principles of ‘open communication’ which enabled my teammates and I to articulate our feelings, share our ideas, and understand each other’s viewpoints. Even as a member of the CG1413 project, I facilitated the sharing of personal feelings, opinions, thoughts, and perceptions about problems as I believed we cannot depend solely on the leader to take charge of all areas. It is also through this effective communication which allowed us to work through conflict openly.

I had made several mistakes throughout the teamwork and communication process such as inefficient delegation of tasks, demanding deadlines and miscommunication. As a result I had learnt to be more empathetic towards others and paid more attention to my communication style. Through all these projects and reflections, I felt it had benefitted me in a way to be a better teammate, thinker and hopefully, become a more successful worker in the future.

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Hey Alden,

From what i know, your cg1102 group always deliver weekly lab reports on time which I feel is laudable. I believed this can be definitely attributed partly to your leadership qualities.

I also like your idea of open communnication. It's is usually when everyone is frank and open can the team bond closer and work more efficiently. With regards to your last paragrah, I believe no one is perfect and we all make mistakes and what matters most is that we learn from them.

Lastly,I look forward to working with you in the near future(assuming you do not transfer to FASS):)

By  Roger Ng, at April 16, 2010 at 11:53 PM  

Hey Alden!

Firstly, I like the quote you have included in the beginning. It's true that our projects have made us forget that we were friends and work a little more professionally although there have been times when we have been too easy with each other.

As you say, we have been given the liberty of choosing team mates all along (Even in one of the elective modules I had taken last semester). In the CG1102 and CG1413 projects, we were 'assigned' team members which does mimic the actual working world.

It's nice that you have mentioned both your strengths and areas of improvement. These are indeed valuable lessons we have learnt.

And personally, I think you have a good sense of humour - you always make us laugh! :D

Good Luck with everything!

Krithika

By  Krithika, at April 17, 2010 at 3:42 AM  

Hello Alden!

Firstly, I would like to commend you for being such a great leader. I can really see that you took a lot of effort ensure that your group was always on track. There are many things that I can learn from you.

Through the course of this module, we learn more about ourselves and can use this as an opportunity to improve on ourselves. Also, we pick up many new skills along the way.

You have been a great friend throughout this semester. Hope to work with you for other projects.

All the best for your exams!

Cheers
Preeti

By  preeti, at April 18, 2010 at 1:43 AM  

Hey Alden,

I felt you had reflected well in your final post and had a good balance of identifying your strengths and weaknesses.

Like you mentioned, your constant stream of ideas and words of encouragement have helped lighten my load as a leader for the project. It has helped bring "life" to the dull moments during our meetings.

Also, I have learnt a lot from you, such as delivering a better presentation to writing a more succinct report.

It had been a great pleasure working with you. :)

Good luck for your exams!
Ying Cong

By  AkiraP, at April 21, 2010 at 12:21 AM  

Excellent post. This article is really very interesting and effective for all viewers. Thanks for sharing with us!!! Communication and teamwork program

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Generally, the team performed quite well for the presentation. All members were able to present their portions without much reference to the cue cards, and they had a certain level of understanding of the content. During the Q&A section, and there was a balanced opportunity for the members to answer. However, there should be better coordination between them as they were not prepared to perform the slides transition for each other.

I felt that I have performed relatively well for this presentation. Comparing to the previous presentations, I felt I was more confident and I could understand what the audience want from the presenter’s point of view. This was the first time I managed to present without looking frequently at the cue card, as I always had this psychological fear of forgetting my presentation content. I started off with a shaky voice, but I managed to control the situation after becoming more accustomed to it.

I tried my best to maintain eye contact with the audience, except for periods when I was quite tensed and glanced at the screen quite often. I felt I spoke clearly with a reasonable pace, using inflection to maintain interest. However, my speech became incoherent when I panicked during the times when I forgot the content I was presenting. Unlike the previous presentation, I stood firmly on the ground without moving much, but my hand gestures still had a lot of movement which were quite distracting.

The slides which I presented on had more pictures and lesser text to prevent any information overload. This presentation was more of a persuasive context and I felt that I should have involved the audience more to get their opinions and paraphrase accordingly. Besides that, instead of always being the 1st speaker, I should try to be in the position of other speakers. In overall, there should be greater analysis of this challenging topic.

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Dear Alden,

From what we had seen the other day, I can say that your team had presented your topic very well. All the members seemed to be very fluent with the subject which is very good.

However, as you have mentioned in your post, the transitions could've been handled more efficiently for which the person who is making the transitions must be well aware of the speakers' contents. Or the speaker could use some key words at the end of each slide upon hearing which the person taking care of slide transitions can advance to the next slide.

It's good that you did not move much during this presentation especially since you could be blocking the slides. However, I don't think your gestures were distracting. I believe gestures make the presentation more lively.

And yes... We all could've tried involving the audience more by asking questions and opinions. We must try to improve upon these aspects the next time, now that we have gained some confidence and overcome nervousness to some extent.

Krithika

By  Krithika, at March 31, 2010 at 8:02 PM  

Hey Alden,

Personally I felt that you appeared to be at ease and natural during the presentation. You managed to sustained eye contact with a wide area of audience. Your attire was appropriate and there was no colour clashes with your team's dress code.

However, perhaps maybe you could make your pie charts clearer and more specific in the future.

Last but not the least, being the introductory speaker, i felt that you managed to make an impactful introduction which I felt is crucial in persuading the relevant listeners.

It is definitely a remarkable presentation!=)

By  Roger Ng, at March 31, 2010 at 11:45 PM  

Hi Alden,

I think you did a good job for your presentation. You appeared very confident. As a first speaker, you began with an interesting introduction with many pictures, which made the atmosphere livelier. But I think it might be better to spend more time to discuss the topic itself and the process to the solutions was a bit long. (Since it is an old topic, most of the audience are familiar with it.)

It is great that you did not move much this time, but I think suitable gestures or moving just make you appear more nature and I do not think your gestures were distracting.

In brief, your presentation was impressive and I learnt a lot from it.

By  ZHU LI, at April 3, 2010 at 3:30 AM  

Hey Alden!

Firstly I would like to commend you on your brilliant presentation! I felt that you were pretty confident of what you wanted to say.

However, at times I felt that your delivery could have been better in the sense that since it is a persuasive presentation, your speech could have concentrated on that.I felt a lot of us encountered the same problem too.

You seemed enthusiastic which a good thing as it keeps the audience focused on you/ the presentation. Although I have to agree with you on the part where you mentioned you could have involved the audience more.

I guess now that we know our strengths and weaknesses we can all work on it.

Cheers:)

By  preeti, at April 3, 2010 at 10:40 AM  

Dear Alden,

I feel that you have done well for the presentation. You have articulated your points well and captured the attention of the audience.

As team mates, I felt that your good introduction had made me more confident before presenting my part.

Also, I agree with you that our presentation could be improved by having a deeper analysis of the problem.

Nevertheless, it is a great presentation!

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On 11 Feb 2010, our project group had our first official meeting. We chose the discussion room at the central library for this meeting as a video is needed to be taken for reference and reflection.

The setting for this video is rather awkward. We use a digital camera which has a limited width scope and it resulted in us squeezing at the centre in order to remain in sight of the camera. There was no immediate eye contact with the rest of my members. We were quite self conscious of ourselves in front of the camera and hence during our discussion it was quite unnatural initially. Thereafter we were used to it and our habits start to appear.

I realised that prior to a meeting, we need to be well-prepared. In the meeting, there were many periods when there was an awkward silence. A diffcult problem surfaced and we were unable to solve at that current state due to our limited knowledge. A lot of time was wasted and sometimes there was no outcome to the problem. We had to push the discussion of the issue to another meeting.

As the meeting was held in the morning, I was feeling rather tired and there were times when i yawned. I think this is rather unprofessional during a meeting as it affects the morale of the rest of the team members.

After setting aside the difficult issues, we divided the work equally to complete the remaining part of the project. My project group mates had done the outline of the program which makes the progress faster. We had a discussion on the number of classes to use and we came to a common consensus.

In overall, it was quite a good meeting as we had completed the list of stuff we need to do in our agenda.

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By  Krithika, at February 20, 2010 at 2:06 AM  

Hey Alden!

Your description about how we had to squeeze in to remain in the camera's view, about how we had no proper eye-contact, our self-conscious behavior and the awkward silence were all accurate. I suppose all of us went through the same things.

It is true that in a meeting, participants have to be well prepared. Otherwise we might just end up blinking at everyone else which may be okay now but certainly not in a professional meeting.

It's nice that you managed to finish the tasks according to your agenda. That's pretty much difficult - sticking to a plan. I think time management skills are very important in this aspect without which the meeting would turn boring and unproductive.

Krithika

By  Krithika, at February 20, 2010 at 2:08 AM  

Hi Alden,

Like what Krithika said, I believed we all encountered the same awkward situation during the initial part of the meeting.

Honestly, i think that we can't really control when we yawn but maybe we can try to cover our mouth or reduce the opening of our mouth to make our yawning less obvious.

Lastly, it's certainly great that your team adhered to your agenda as it certainly takes team effort and effective communication to pull it off!

By  Roger Ng, at February 21, 2010 at 11:29 AM  

Hey Alden!

I think almost all the groups went through similar problems. Its not common to be filmed during meetings so we would be so self conscious for a while before actually getting used to the camera.

Like what I had mentioned in my post, it is important to be prepared before the actual meeting as it would helps carry out the meeting better and get more things done without wasting too much time.

Your post was very accurate on what your group managed to achieve and also the difficulties you all had to go through.

I am sure the next meeting would be better than this one. Good luck!

By  preeti, at February 21, 2010 at 7:53 PM  

Hey Alden,

I agreed with the rest that we are not used to being filmed. However, I feel that it is a very rewarding experience as we are able to "see" our habits that we usually do not notice.

Also, I agree with you that being prepared for meetings are important. My group had many instances when we were at a loss because we did not have enough knowledge.

Finally, it is good to that your group finished the tasks on your agenda. This is a good start to the upcoming meetings that we would have for the rest of the project.

By  AkiraP, at February 21, 2010 at 10:51 PM  

Dear Alden

What makes a good meeting?

Using the criteria, evaluate yourself.

Regards
Happy

By  HappyGoh, at February 24, 2010 at 12:38 PM  

I realized that I have forgotten to comment about my role as a team member in this group meeting.

As a leader of the team, it is my responsibility to take note of the social dynamics of the team, as to how my group members interact and I have to be the person who motivates the rest to work. Thankfully, my group members Manjula and Geck Keat get along with me fine and I find distribution of work to be easy and work is done on time.
During the meeting, some stuff I forgot to do as a leader was to encourage participation from the rest and what happened was I did the talking most of the time. As some might not be so outspoken, they might feel neglected or 'out of place' in the meeting. I have always assumed that in a meeting everyone will be proactive but in fact, people would not hence this is something i should take note of as a leader.

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In 1985, Donna Dubinsky of Apple Corporation had a promising career: her goals and objectives have always been achieved. She had the support of her boss, Roy Weaver, since the day she arrived Apple Computers; and Weaver has expanded her responsibilities to run part of the company's distribution network.

Steve jobs, founder and chairman, proposed a new distribution process which would transfer many responsibilities away from Dubinsky. Dubinsky believed, however, that this process would be practically and financially unworkable. She presents her defensive and unsuccessful conflict management, culminating in her threatened resignation.

In several business reports, it was mentioned that eventually Steve jobs new distribution process indeed bring greater profits to the company. Why did Donna, such a capable lady, objected to this proposal so insistently?

According to management theory, Donna's role of social identity was challenged. She felt that Steve job's new distribution proposal is a direct challenge to her social status in the company. Her power in will be affected as many of her responsibilities will be transferred away.

Upon analysis, Donna could have felt that Steve Jobs is challenging her status identity at a personal level. This conflict has caused her to lose her professionalism. She did not think for the overall sake of the company and took it personally. When Steve Jobs proposed this restructuring process, it seems that he did not seek Donna's opinion to begin with. There were communication breakdown in many areas and eventually, she left Apple Company.

Donna Dubinsky went on to serve as the director of Palm Inc. Although Apple is still doing well despite her resignation, there's still this possibility that Apple might do even better if she remain working for the company. What do you think could be done to prevent this conflict from happening and keep this talent from leaving the company?

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By  Roger Ng, at February 11, 2010 at 1:03 AM  

Hello Alden,

I would like to assure you that the similarity in the name used in my blog and your name is purely coincidental. You are definitely way more professional than that!

Back to the situation you have put across, I felt that Steve Jobs could have more sensitive and stated the rationale behind transferring responsibilities away from Donna as it is quite easy to cause a misunderstanding in this case if such an action is executed without any proper reasoning.

On the other hand, Donna should have been more professional and stated her real reasons for objecting to such a proposal instead of claiming that it was financially unfeasible. If she had been frank, perhaps she could have found out the real reason behind steve job's new proposal and everything could have been amicably settled.

Cheers!
Roger

By  Roger Ng, at February 11, 2010 at 1:13 AM  

Hey!

In the first place, I think Steve should’ve explained to Donna patiently the reasons why he chose the new proposal as this was to cause a big change in her roles. But the bigger problem is, I believe, Donna taking this act of Steve as a personal challenge instead of looking up to the company’s progress. She should’ve analysed the situation patiently and thought about the pros and cons of the new proposal. Being a professional, she could’ve definitely foreseen the positive outcomes of this plan and could’ve saved her own future as a part of Apple.

Krithika

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By  Krithika, at February 11, 2010 at 9:11 AM  

Hi Alden,

I feel that the situation that you have chosen is very interesting.

I agree that Steve could have been more sensitive when proposing such a change. However, I feel that if Donna had been more professional, she would be able to view the proposal more fairly. Most importantly, instead of threatening to resign, she should use concrete examples to defend her view.

Also, perhaps Donna's boss, Roy could have helped in mediating the conflict. Perhaps, Donna could be given new responsibilities in place of those that were transferred away to reduce any uneasiness in her.

Just my 2 cents,
Ying Cong

By  AkiraP, at February 12, 2010 at 12:35 AM  

Hey Alden,

I guess the most obvious solution would have been for Steve to explain the situation better to Donna. Meaning he should have also told Donna his rationale behind the changes he wanted to implement.

Also, I feel that Donna could have been a bit more reasonable when it came to accepting the new changes. She could have explained to Steve why she was opposing his views so that maybe Steve would have understood.

If Donna had stopped to think before she acted, she could avoided the decision she took. Steve could have also welcomed Donna's suggestions as shes been working in the company for a while too.

cheers
preeti

By  preeti, at February 12, 2010 at 1:31 AM  

Dear Alden

It wasn't clear when you said "upon analysis" whether it was yours or management's theory.

You should sum up and explain what you hope to gain from this story.

Regards
Happy

By  HappyGoh, at February 24, 2010 at 12:33 PM  

Dear all,
thank you for your comments. I would like to take this chance to explain certain things.

Firstly, when I mentioned 'according to management theory', this was a theoretical analysis by management experts which I've learnt from and upon learning, I agreed with their assumptions and case analysis. Hence I did not mention this was my point of view solely because I adapted this theory from them which I feel I should give them credit for.

To summarize everything,I feel anyone who reads this story should understand the importance of effective communication among each other and the need to understand how others feel. As professionals-to-be in the future, we cannot be so focused on our work to the extent that we forgo the part about sparing a thought for how others feel. Thinking for others will boost your social network and eventually, make you a much more successful person in your field.

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On Nov 14 2009 at the imperial palace in Tokyo, President Obama made a bow which sparks some criticism. Conservative commentators accuse the president of groveling to a foreign leader.
According to Japan custom, it is a respectful tradition for visitors to bow to the emperor in a formal setting. As we are in a 'hypersensitive' environment now, there will be various interpretations for every different type of movement. There was greater controversy when critics juxtapose a serious of upright handshakes between the emperor and various world leaders. Is the bow necessary to begin with?

There's this saying "When in Rome, do what the Romans do". It's the safest so as not to cause any sensitivity uproar and this displays a willingness to understand the culture. Culture sensitivity is an important aspect in today's context due to globalization and we cannot be negligent about it.

In a typical team scenario these days, it’s quite common for people to work with different nationalities. Although cultural diversity enhances the creativity, it is often tough due to the varied opinions in beliefs and cultural working practices. The westerner likes creativity while the Chinese may choose a practical approach instead. We may have to set aside our differences, be professional and think in the position of others, as to what is the best for the organization or team as a whole.

We have to take note of the audience in which message is targeting at. Perhaps the President could just do with a handshake or a slight bow to minimize misunderstanding. In particular, we have to be mindful of the parties involved. Body language, the words used represents where we are coming from. For effective communication to establish, we could just put in the extra effort to understand and engage in their practices and not forgetting our cultural customs.

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By  Roger Ng, at February 1, 2010 at 5:08 PM  

Hi Alden,

I enjoyed reading your post as it is rather interesting with the use of a quote. The flow of your post is also very smooth. I like how you have contrasted a possible difference in the approaches between the Asians and the Westerner as it is definitely something that is happening in the real world today.

Perhaps you could have relate more on your views pertaining to the Obama incident and link it to effective communication.

Nevertheless, it is definitely a well-writtern post=)

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By  Krithika, at February 3, 2010 at 10:36 AM  

Hey!

The best part about your post, according to me, is the quote! It’s such a common saying. Yet, it sounds all the more nice when you’ve fitted it in the right place and makes your post enjoyable.

I also like the way your post begins – with a controversial example having its roots in culture differences. And as you say, in a team, we have to set aside our differences and think about what is good for the team’s progress. It is also true that we have to be mindful of the audience when communicating with another person which includes verbal communication as well as non-verbal cues.

But I feel you could’ve stated something about your personal experience. Other than that, I think it’s a well analysed writing.

Krithika

By  Krithika, at February 3, 2010 at 10:37 AM  

Hi Alden,

Once again, I feel that you have selected a great picture to illustrate the theme of your post. I feel this is a good example to highlight the difference in Western and Asian cultures.

Perhaps, you could talk about more of your intercultural experiences.

Regards,
Ying Cong

By  AkiraP, at February 3, 2010 at 10:27 PM  

Hey Alden!

Once again, I really enjoyed reading your post. I liked the way you start off with a general issue and zoom into our topic.

You managed to include everything inside your post, quotes, pictures, examples and also nice points to think about.

However, I feel that one thing you want to include is personal experience. I know it may not be applicable for all topics but if you do have something to share that your make your post even more interesting.

Preeti

By  preeti, at February 4, 2010 at 8:34 AM  

Dear Alden

What about the foreign students who study at NUS? Should they do as Singaporeasn do when they are here?

Should they accommodate us or should we have more tolerence?

Regards
Happy

By  HappyGoh, at February 24, 2010 at 12:36 PM  

Dear Ms happy,
in response to your remarks, I feel that both party, that is we, Singaporean students and the foreign students have a part to play in the issue of being accomodating.

Firstly, as local ourselves, we do not want our culture to be changed as this is our very home and we do not want others to alter our way our life. Hence, it is natural for the locals to want others to accomodate to us instead. Nontheless I won't deny this seems to be rather thoughtless nor am i saying this is appropriate, but it's happening all around the world. What's happening recently in Australia is evident in my point, are the locals not accomodating to the foreign students or does the problem arise from the foreign students themselves?

My principles follow according to my quote - When in Rome, do what the Romans do. This ensures that the locals won't feel threatened due to the influx of foreigners for fear they will change their very way of life. Adapt to another's culture is something all of us should learn in a foreign land.

Nontheless, we also have to be more tolerant with each other because we need to maintain this diplomatic relation with one another. Scientifically saying, we are still one big family afterall.

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Henry Ford once said, "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." This quote describes the transition of human interaction, from group to teamwork. People coming together can be seen as a group, and they are interdependent of each other. Working together, which is teamwork, contributes to success as it involves reliance as well as dependence on others.

In the book “The Wisdom Of Crowds” by James Surowiecki, his research states why the many are smarter than the few, and how group wisdom is often greater than individual intelligence which shapes business and nations of today. Likewise, teamwork is a very important to me. In schools, we are tasked with many projects and committee participation which involves teamwork. It focus on the importance of dependence and trust, as it forms the basis of human reliance on each other, so that we would be more susceptible to views, opinions and hence broaden our individual wisdom and perception. Without teamwork, events would not be held successfully, projects would be more individualistic and opinionated. Diversity of thought, perception, background and experience enhance the creativity and innovation. Teamwork made me realized that I’m not always the centre of the world and it trains this aspect called “social intelligence” which allows one’s ability to persuade, negotiate and make others feel important which is crucial for the society.

Communication is important to me as well as it is the foundation of teamwork .Through effective communication one can truly work and interact well with others. We ought to possess a certain level of understanding of the people we are interacting with so when appropriate style, tone is applied in communication, there will be lesser conflicts and misunderstandings. Communication also trains our level of empathy. We will tend to be much more sensitive towards other’s feelings. Besides that, having a good tactic of communication will allow me to be able to give criticism to others so they would not feel offended and this, provides improvement for the individual or possibly a team as a whole.

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Hey Alden!

I really loved the way you had written your post. Starting off with a quote was very innovative also, it had perfect relevance to our topic.

I liked the fact that you included your personal opinion at the end of each paragraph, and gave clear examples to illustrate your point. Your post was to the point and covered several aspects of both communication and teamwork.
Great job:)

preeti

By  preeti, at January 28, 2010 at 1:05 AM  

Hi Alden,

I like your quotes as I find them very meaningful and inspiring.

Your second paragraph pertaining to teamwork makes sense in every aspect as I also personally feel teamwork is critical in this post modern era where scales of many projects are certainly beyond the magnitudes of the individual and this is where effective teamwork distinguishes the good projects from the bad ones.

Also with regards to your stand on communication, I certainly agree that communication is a subset of teamwork without which the team will definitely be a fragile one. Good communication skills also allow us to be more tactful and considerate, using appropriate tones under different circumstances.

In all, I feel that it is definitely a very insightful post!

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By  AkiraP, at January 28, 2010 at 2:35 AM  

Firstly, I enjoy the cute picture of the child at the beginning of your post. I feel that image of the the puppies supporting one another, to push the baby up illustrates the importance of team members working in union to achieve a common goal. With it, I think you set a good start for the topic.

Also, I strongly agree with your view that having good communication skills can help us to give less offensive criticism, and bring up the effectiveness of the individual or even the whole team. I feel that as team mates, we understand each other very well. Hence, if we are able to learn from each other, we can overcome some of our weaknesses that we cannot see by ourselves. This would definitely make the team more effective as a whole.

Insightful and inspiring post. Good job!

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By  Roger Ng, at January 28, 2010 at 10:09 AM  

Hey Alden!

I think your post has a good balance between personal views and quotes by famous men which I think is very important. The second paragraph especially is very good. You have given a very personal touch to it which is more like – ‘sticking to the topic’ or rather ‘not deviating from the topic and answering to the point’. I guess you could’ve mentioned something about Communication in the first paragraph and that would’ve made this a bit more coherent (not that it is not otherwise). But on the whole, good job! 

Krithika

By  Krithika, at January 28, 2010 at 12:28 PM  

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