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EXPERIENCE 8: PERFORMING IN TEAMS AND WITHIN A COMMUNITY
CHALLENGE
The more comfortable we are with assuming different roles in team and community efforts, the greater
our ability to realize greater learning and the kind of synergy that only comes from working well and
productively together becomes. In this section of the experience, you shall address both a team and
community situation in which you are not performing anywhere close to the level you want to. You will
examine the roles you have assumed, assess your ability to collaborate and cooperate, and improve your
contribution and value of both your team and community.
TOOLS/WORKSHEETS
SII Self-Assessment worksheet My Life Vision worksheet
PREPARATION
Review the Holistic Rubric for Performing in a Team and consider the various teams and communities of
which you are an active part.
PROBLEMS TO S OLVE
Select one team of which you are a member and one community of which you are a part where you feel
that you are not producing the level of value you want. Perform a self-assessment of your performance for
the roles (formal or informal) that you fulfill in each, using the Holistic Rubric for Performing in a Team.
Use the SII Self-Assessment worksheet for the assessments.
Answer either of the following reflection questions on the reverse of one of the SII Self-Assessment
worksheets provided for this experience. Write at least half a page.
1. How important is it to understand every role with a team so that you can play your role more
effectively by helping others play their roles more effectively?
OR
2. What makes a community effective, and what obligations do community members have in order
to help strengthen the community?
MY LIFE VISION
“My Community.” To complete your Life Vision worksheet for this experience, either 1) perform an
analysis of the community you come from or 2) describe the communities that you want to be part of in
the future.