Honesty

"He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose." 
John Lyly

5 Dysfunctions of an Effective Team

1. Absence of Trust

2. Fear of Conflict

3. Lack of Commitment

4. Avoidance of Accountability 

5. Inattentive to Results 

If one does not have honesty, they will sabotage an effective team.

1. A dishonest person will not gain trust from anyone,

2. An individual is often dishonest because they fear conflict. (Ironically, dishonesty leads to more conflict.)

3. If one is honest to themselves and the team, they will commit. 

4. An honest person makes realistic, honorable accountability despite the amount of it.

5. If a teammate is dishonest, they do not have their mind set on the right results. 

 

Honesty is one of the fundamental attributes leadership and success.

William Shakespeare said it best, "No legacy is so rich as honesty." 

Even the smallest things can make a big difference.

(Although you may not receive a cake with your face on it every time you display honesty, others truly do watch you. Be a positive example.)

Becoming a quadruple Y group takes work.  As Brandon mentioned, trust, proper conflict resolvement, commitment, accountability, and members focused on the results will aid to a better team. As a team, we are all committed and accountable. My group members work hard and I know that everyone is dedicated to the group. The main factors that put a damper on our group project involves outside sources, for example, we could not get ahold of the state hospital. However, one thing I feel our group can work on is being more unified. A big part of that results from our rough beginning. We all called and talked to different organizations so our efforts were going in many directions. Now that we have joined Circle K, we are transforming our individual projects into one group project. Now that we have joined one, we are all still striving to get on the same page. We all have such busy schedules (thankfully we communicate effectively) causing us all to work on the project at different times and different paces. We just need to remember to continue to distribute the load evenly among our varying schedules and work demands. I feel that as our project picks up, it will be much easier to be unified and to appropriately channel our energy and excitement towards a solidified project.

From the moment I heard the instructions for our group project, I was convinced that I would love this class. I love leadership and I love service. Yes, I am doing my part. At first, I was worried my group members would not be as into the project. Thankfully, we all are. The work load has been distributed and we are figuring out a way to make it work. Everyone has been great to do their part. Some weeks one group member will do more than the others but it switches because we all have different strengths and we are trying to maximize on all of them. 

Teamwork can be the greatest blessing or a kick in the pants, depending on the attitudes of the team. For me personally, I am a huge advocate of teamwork. From playing sports my whole life, living in a family (my favorite "team"), working in school and my various jobs, I am very well acquainted with the concept of a team.  

TEAM 

T- Together 

E- Everyone

A- Achieves 

M- More

            -Anonymous

This short experience beautifully exemplifies what it means to be apart of a team:

"Today I read a story about an anthropologist who proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the kids that who ever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each others hands and ran together, then sat together enjoying their treats. When he asked them why they had run like that as one could have had all the fruits for himself they said: Ubuntu, how can one of us be happy if all the other ones are sad?"
* Ubuntu in the Xhosa culture means "I am because we are". 

When we work together as a team, we can all be happy. It is the selfishness that causes teams to break. If we are one, we will not fail, we succeed.