How was the vac you ask? Well firstly it
ended nearly three weeks ago. Although my brain didn't seem to work that out
until last Friday. Well at least some of
the team have been keeping things going while the rest of us had a bit of an
all fall down post exams. A big thank you goes out to Bianca Riana and Craig
for their diligence in keeping the Azura project going.
From the last month or so I have learnt
that I have to be more careful with my personal resources. I burnt out rather
badly at after exams and have really struggled to get my motivation and energy
levels back to where they were during the early part of the year. This has left
other members to pick up my slack. Fortunately for me they have been able to do
so but my loss of motivation and drive has cost the team time and energy at a
rather crucial juncture. I have learnt that there are always far more steps to
getting something done than there seem from the outset and the importance of
managing and coordinating those steps as efficiently as possible. I am learning
that I need to communicate more effectively as a member of our team.
I have learnt how dangerous a lack of
communication can be for the team as a whole. Leaving issues unaddressed can
negatively affect the team’s motivation and moral. This is an issue we need to
work hard at as a team because at the moment it seems to be causing problems in
the group as well as complications and delays for the business. I have learnt
that these issues need to be dealt with quickly too or they can become harder t
deal with as a continued lack of communication only serves to alienate group
members further. Considering how little time we have left any delays now impact
seriously on the timing of several important upcoming events. I have learnt
that when group members become passionate about a section of work or part of a
project they will go above and beyond what is expected of them.
It has become clear to me that while I have
been struggling for motivation the business has carried on regardless. The
lesson here has been that time and business wait for no man. There are always
deadline that need to be met and processes that will need to be managed. As a
leader if you drop the ball you need people of character in your team who are
able to catch it before it’s too late.
I have also seen that what may seem like a
relatively simple process can be far more complicated than it first appears and
it is important to have done good research and know exactly what is required
before making deadlines and goals. Planning is essential, mishandling a single
step can stop the production process for days and backlog all other areas of a
business until it is sorted out. At the same time there are processes within
the business that can be run in parallel to the production process. Being able
to do this effectively is a good way to save time and energy but it needs to be
well planned and executed efficiently to make sure that there are enough
resources (time, money and energy) to keep all processes running together.
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