Teamwork

This week we were able to hear from Tom Holmoe, the Athletic Director at BYU. Mr. Holmoe has been very successful, as an AD, coach and player. As a player, Holmoe won three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers, and one more as a coach with the same team. In order to reach this level of success, he must have had to master and understand the concept of teamwork.

Teamwork is often taken for granted by many. I have been on teams in which not everyone has worked well together. No matter the talent of the individuals, the team always fails because cooperation is required. Other teams however have had great chemistry, and as the team worked together, the team succeeded. In lab we were tasked with created a skit within a small group, and use only certain props provided. My role in the group was to help brainstorm for ideas and to act in whatever small capacity my group needed in the actual acting out of the skit.

One important quality of teamwork that our group demonstrated well was the ability to accept everyone's ideas. Not once was someone's idea shot down or discounted because it wasn't very good. This was good because it helped us to all get along, and work in harmony and be more effective. I really liked this, and would like to apply it to my leadership role. In Presidency meetings, sometimes others bring up ideas that I may not think are the greatest or that interesting. However if myself and others treat those ideas with respect and courtesy, we will be more successful as a Presidency by working as a more effective team.