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When you vow a vow to God, do not delay
paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow. It is better that you should
not vow than that you should vow and not pay. Let not your mouth lead you into sin, and
do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at
your voice and destroy the work of your hands? For when dreams increase and words
grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear.” (Ecclesiastes 5:4-7, 2011)
Describe yourself: In a brief paragraph or two, describe your past experience
working in groups (at Liberty of elsewhere). What is your personality type? What
are your pet peeves? How do you react under stress? How would your boss at work
describe you?
I believe I work very well in groups as well as on my own. I am always working with a
team of people whether in my personal life or at work. I am the president of a women’s
ministry and I work in finance so to get the final product working with a team is almost
always necessary in my life. I can say that my personality type is ESTJ which is
extroverted, sensing, thinking, and judging according to the Briggs Myers Personality
Test which I had to take for work purposes. This means that I am an organizer and like to
“get things done” so to say. I like order and love things structured and systematic.
One of my biggest pet peeves is empty promises and a person who does not follow
through. One of the scriptures I live by says, “
I believe I work better under pressure but when put in a stressful situation I try my best to
stay calm and create a game plan as to how to better handle whatever the situation or
task. I try my best not to work based on emotion for I know any decision based on
emotion will most likely be the wrong one. I believe that they would label me as a
problem solver first and foremost. My job requires me to work under pressure and
deadlines as well as always being ready for any emergency. I have to work quickly and I
have to be accurate. I work with grants, budgets, accounts payable, and reporting so
there is very little room for error.
Communication Expectations: Though it is required that group members communicate
substantively and weekly, what are your expectations about acceptable response times?
How many times per week should each team member check the group Discussion Board?
What role will conference calls or online chats play in moving the group forward?
For what issues will you use the group Discussion Board, online chats, etc.?
Behavioral Expectations: What specific behaviors will lead to successful completion of
the project? What behaviors threaten the project's completion? How do you want others
to describe the quality and quantity of your effort? Describe your conflict resolution style.
"Flexibility" Expectations: What circumstances are present in your life that might require
a request for flexibility? What, precisely, does flexibility mean to you? (Does it mean
"understanding" and "patience"? Does it mean "someone help?" Does it mean "don't hold
me to the operating rules of the group if I am having a hard time?") Lastly, if someone
encounters a problem (sickness, travel, etc.), when and how should he/she signal this to
the group?
Performance Expectations: At what level should individual work be presented to the
group? Should all work submitted to the team reflect MBA-level writing or is "draft
mode" acceptable? What final grade do you desire on the group project, and what,
specifically, are you willing to do to achieve it? How do you want to be known for the
quality of your work?
Expectations About Timelines: What does it mean to be timely? For some "being on time"
is late, while others believe that being "on time" is actually early. Is being "on time" early
or late? (Keep in mind, being on time means different things to different people!)
Final Submission: What are the expectations for the final submission of the group
project? Do you want the final submission to be posted earlier than the deadline time,
such that you have a final chance to “approve” the submission? If so, what time do you
want that final submission to be? Do you want to have it required that each student
submits an “I approve” reply to the official submission? Some students want to review
everything one last time, prior to the official submission. Other students assume that all
of the changes have been made, and don’t feel the desire to review everything again prior
to the submission. How do you specifically want the final submission to be handled?
(Keep in mind that the final submission, including any approval discussion board replies,
will need to be completed by 11:59 pm ET on Friday of week 8. So, your deadlines will
also need to be on a consistent time zone – e.g. ET)
Conflict Resolution: How will group disagreements be resolved? Will the majority of
votes “count” in the result of a disagreement? How any potential conflicts will be
resolved needs to be discussed up front. This eliminates potential confusion and/or
frustration later on.
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Ecclesiastes 5:4-7. (2011). Retrieved October 23, 2013, from Biblegateway.com:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+5%3A4-7&version=ESV
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