First Blog Post - Get Excited!

Thinking back on my college days, I used to say that I work better on my own. Really, in college I would prefer to take on the work of an entire group project by myself. I do better by myself because I can coordinate what I needed to do based on my plans and schedule. I never had to worry about other people procrastinating or not putting in effort. I guess I was more comfortable relying on myself versus relying on other people.

Even though in college I always wanted to work alone, I know now that I do prefer to work in groups for most projects. Not only are there new ideas that I wouldn’t think of, but there are more people to balance the work load. It was a great experience to work in groups in college because you will be working with the same people out in the “real world.” Sometimes you have to trust people that you don’t know really well and motivate them to produce the type of product you want.

I like to work on my own on some projects and for others I like to work in a group. I feel like working alone is great because you control the final product and get to explore all your own ideas. On the other hand you have no outside help. I also like working in groups because I get to hear ideas that I never would have thought of as well as assistance with the work load. A few negative things that come along with group work is trusting your fellow group members to complete their sections to the best of their ability as well as “Group Think.” I know if you are a Drexel marketing student you have learned about group think. This is when individual creativity, uniqueness, and independent thinking are lost in the pursuit of group cohesiveness.
I hope this post is helpful to everyone. I enjoyed reading all of your responses.

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