Take The Role

When being part of a team it is ethical to take responsibility in knowing what your role is. Whether it be the leader, or the researcher, it is critical to participate and determine what is happening and what you have learned. This is done by paying attention. It is obvious that each team member must do so to analyze what the teams goals are and what each member wants out of their experience with your team. In all cases, each team member should know the opinions of their team members and be an expertise in the project that they are attempting. Using what you have learned to contribute to future decisions can help you have the role you desire and will help your team to go above and beyond with the goals that you wants to achieve.
According to the article, Belbin's Team Roles, assigning a role to each member will help to balance the team. Each member can advance in their strengths and will learn how to cope and address their weaknesses. I found this article intrigueing because it teaches 9 roles that can be used when creating a team and splits them into 3 categories. The roles are as follows:

• Action-Oriented
• Shaper
• Implementor
• Completer Finisher
• People-Oriented
• Coordinator
• Team Worker
• Resource Investigator
• Thought-Oriented
• Plant
• Monitor-Evaluator
• Specialist

This article can be found at: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_83.htm
Take a look and next time you are part of a team, try it out. I would love to hear your experiences with these roles and whether they are beneficial or not.

Stay Ethical.

Give And Recieve A Fair Hearing

What is the point in having an idea that doesn't get listened to or taken seriously? There is no point. It is an ethical responsibility to expect team members to listen carefully to your ideas and to do the same with their ideas. In many situations teams hold meetings, which is where this ethical responsibility would be explored most because prominent ideas and thoughts are expressed. It is crucial during these meetings for ideas to be taken seriously. Each team member should not feel contrite or frightened to share their ideas or to give feedback and support. Also, aiming and attempting to understand each idea clearly will improve the goals your team is trying to achieve. Understanding the ideas that are being put forward will allow the team to choose the most appropriate idea and to be aware of all the possible strategies and abilities.

http://www.mikearauz.com/2009/01/listen-before-you-speak.html