Team Analysis

History of Team 2
It all started from a forum post made by Connor, looking for other students in Palmerston North. It didn't take long for a group of five to be formed. A facebook page was setup and before long we had organized a meeting of the minds at the library.

The Leader - Connor
 As the person who started the group, organized contact details and got the ball rolling, Connor was the clear leader (although Christina also filled this role occasionally with her co-ordinator abilities). His organizational skills, strategy and decisiveness really helped to rally the troops. When we we're exactly sure who was doing what, Connor stepped in and helped clarify things and often assisted with tasks such as helping me edit. The notes he made throughout the report showed me how many points I completely missed, great attention to detail and his work on the survey was excellent.

The Co-Ordinator - Christina
Christina was extremely helpful when it came to organizing the group. She set up some of the meetings and ensured everyone knew their roles. Apparently one of the "weaknesses" of this Belbin role is that co-ordinators may over-delegate all the responsibilities until they don't have to do any work - This didn't apply to Christina at all, she made a great contribution with her section of the report as well as getting the extra bits and pieces done (ex. the team's contributions sheet and cover memo).

The Specialist - Tayla
Tayla was our team's expert in the ethical side of things. She had prior experience with different ethical stances and helped to clarify some of the points early on in the report writing process when we were deciding which ethical approach to take. She also went beyond her "specialization" at times when she took up the job of writing the introduction to the report.

The Team Worker - Josh
Although Josh didn't take an organizational role in the group, his contributions were great. He wrote the section on the treatment of the marine environment which was detailed with plenty of references. I am thankful to Josh for his fast help when I needed information about the formatting of the report while I was editing. I was way off the mark at first, but his information about the paragraphs, titles and sections helped a lot.

The Finisher - Wil
I mostly took up this role as the editor, however I couldn't of done it without the help of the entire team, there were plenty of points in the last few days when I needed additional information and clarification from the group.

Who would have know that a group that started based on location would have been this hassle free and effective! Thank you everyone and I'd be lucky to have a group like you again if I ever need to do another team work based assignment.