Often times when working in a group, I take a little bit too much control and try really hard to make sure my idea is the one my group goes with. I think it would be beneficial for my growth as a collaborator to take a step back and let others in my group take the lead on whatever we are working on. I don’t mean to say that I want to sit back and do nothing, but instead of being the lead contributor I would like to work off other people’s ideas and let them take charge of whatever we might be doing. I recognize that being a leader is a good trait to have, but I also think a good trait to have is to be able to work well with others when you are not the leader. As I begin to enter the workforce in entry level position, letting other people lead me is definitely a skill I will need to have. For this reason, I think taking a step back from being somewhat of a control freak in group situations would be a good classroom norm for me to break
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