When I first did Rob’s Psychometric Test after listening to the orchestra, I thought about what role I wanted to play in my team. So after getting a clear idea, I crossed what I personally thought as my role.
When thinking about our team, I didn’t want there to be a single leader and desired for it to be a very equal experience, with each of us adding what we can. However, perhaps this came from a fear of being a leader and that idea was avoidance. This fear mostly comes from past experiences where I had become either too emotional so disrupted the teams flow or other experiences where I felt I hadn’t measured up to my teammates standards.
After going through all the hurdles of the project, talking with my colleagues in graphic design, meeting and discussing with the marketing students and the end, I’d say my rating was mostly accurate, though with surprises.
Despite my avoidance of taking a leadership position, I made sure to go to every in person meeting. This came from a need to speak with the marketing team directly as to get a clear idea of where we all were at. However, I didn’t end up saying much compared to one of my colleagues. Along with this, I found that my colleague who spoke the most also was the only one messaging on Teams. The experience has definitely opened my eyes to my behaviours and how to avoid them in future projects and jobs. In future projects, I intend to help with the work flow more, so all the pressure and stress does not fall on one person.
When it came to the work, I would like to think my reception to criticism was healthy. After receiving the notes from the marketing team, I sent a quick email back with a thanks and confirmation that I will work on the improvements. Once sent, I immediately got to work adding in their improvements in a way that would please them, while still keeping to my designs. Once finished I emailed the work once again. While I didn’t get another follow up email, I took that as a good sign that the work was up to standard.
The experience with the work was a fairly positive one, as I didn’t get any negative feedback and the notes I got helped moving forward. However, I can recognise that not all experiences in the field will be like this, and I will have to adapt to whichever client I have on future projects.
Overall, while the project itself was very rocky with many ups and downs, the experience was an enlightening one. I was given an accurate experience of working with clients and what to expect. Yet I can also recognise that I was lucky compared to other colleagues who had not been as lucky with their given teams. I feel this is something that I need to keep in mind in the future. Along with this, I can also recognise that despite my fears of leadership, I should still step up where I can in future projects as to help my colleagues.