Kick the square

Last week in Teams class, Angela and I had the opportunity to lead the class in foursquare, extreme foursquare, Kickball, and partner Kickball. Together we were hoping to incorporate ourselves as “role models to followers and serving as a guide and teacher” (pg. 42) hoping that it would encourage the others to participate with the same level excitement that we had. Also, I think both of us realized that it is important to participate in hat ever activity that we asked the others to do, this is all about leading by example and I really think you have a higher level respect from your followers if you can do this.

“Trust and communication are two of the biggest hurdles that many managers face when trying to establish positive relationships with their workers.” (pg. 59) I think that one of the problems that we had on Monday was a lack of agreement between Angela and I, there were times when we would contradict each other, which ultimately confused the people in the class. But, we worked through the confusion and were able to still have a fun time.

When we were playing our games, one of our ideas was to have them play alone, and to also play in pairs. It showed that sometimes even when it is harder to communicate; working together can be more beneficial. In foursquare, having a partner was complicated at first, but as the game went on, having an extra eye and pair of hands helped to keep the game competitive and exciting. In kickball, it was interesting to watch each person depend on their partner to keep up when running the bases.

In the vision of the games, there are 6 C’s to base our leadership on, the vision must be: “Clear, easily understandable, concise, short and specific, connected, compelling, contrasting, and credible.” (MT pg. 73) It has to be challenging and appealing in order to accomplish anything.

In the business world, if there is not a clear vision then their will not be a clear goal. In chapter 6 they talk about “the Rotten Apple,” if one person in a group is disrupting the energy it can plant negative feelings in everyone. This can destroy the objective of the group.