In reading, “How to link personal values with team values,” I thought of an exercise I did during team bonding at my old job. We all had to sit down and think about what our best professional traits were. We then all had to discuss our values and which ones we should all try to implement to make us a better team. I think the exercise was very useful and I learned a lot about my coworkers and myself. I also think that this exercise made us work together as a team better.

I found this article really similar to an article that I read in HON310. I don’t know the exact name of the article, but it described how we should look for professional qualities in ourselves and how we should motivate others to be introspective and evaluate their leadership qualities. Although not exactly like the article we read in this class, it reminded me of how important it is to actually evaluate ourselves instead of just saying that we’re good at everything.

This article reminds me of teams I have previously been on and how it is very important to function well as a team and that you must be a teamplayer to be a good leader. For example, I have a leadership position on the Mock Trial team. I need to get along well with everyone in order to gain respect as a leader. We also have better outputs in competitions when we all respect each other and work as a team.

Scott, Cynthia, and Dennis Jaffe. “How to Link Personal Values with Team Values.” SlideShare, Slideshare, www.slideshare.net/cynthiascott/how-tolinkvalues-article. Accessed 09 Sept. 2025.