Core Values and the Blind Square

I wouldn't say that payment is everything. However, people will search for a value to go along with the activity. If the value isn't meaningful, they will zone out of the activity. The problem with the blind square is that there wasn't an apparent intrinsic value in doing that activity that was declared beforehand. In that respect, assigning the value of team building before the activity is far more important than to point it out after the activity. This was my second time playing the game and I still can not say with any certainty that I took away the team building values that was suppose to be imparted.

You can not assign a value like pride to something when there isn't much to be proud of or any praise to be garnered in an activity like this. "We made a square" doesn't give much to be proud of for a group of grad students as it would be for a group of kindergartners. If pride and other such values must be taken into the equation, then we need to be proud of something. A job well done has different meaning depending on the situation and under the circumstances of the blind square activity, nobody felt pressured to make the blind square and so many of us were disinterested.

Repeating experiences like the Blind Square can strengthen the team building that was suppose to be imparted by the activity, especially when it is done with the same people. Once everyone knows the rules and the intrinsic value of the exercise, it can make the exercise seem more feasible to do. The basic wisdom of the activity is simply working together as a cohesive whole instead of being the sum of the parts.

My core values are: integrity, honesty, and loyalty. I believe that these values are most important in a leader, because in order to trust someone, you would want them to be honest and to have strong moral convictions. You would want others to be loyal to you and that loyalty should be reflected back from you to others.

I find it difficult to say that I demonstrated any of my core values in the exercise. Leadership is a skill that requires more work, at least on my part. I'm not satisfied with my performance or my progress and I can not say with any certainty that my actions can be reconciled with my vision as a leader.