Elizabeth’s BioBlog

This semester I haven’t had much time to work in teams with the other students in the lab because we all have very different schedules and different projects. Most of the time I am doing tasks with my mentor or alone. However, the times I have worked with the other lab members have been pleasant and helpful. We teach each other skills we haven’t done before and help each other in performing certain tasks. In our lab meetings team work goes a long way. We usually have to help each other out to answer the tricky questions our mentor makes. In a team, when everybody contributes to the overall goal, a solution can be found much easier and quicker. Each individual member should understand that their participation is essential to the success of the whole team, and therefore it is never wasted. When working in a team, it is important to remember that it is not a time to try to get ahead of the rest. A team can suffer when a member is not working for a common goal but rather a personal goal.