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Bianca Lopez Reflection Post #1

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  Slides, Struggles , and Success!  When I volunteered to become a project manager, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. All I heard from Professor Sherri was “this is something you could put on your résumé” and “you won’t be part of a group; you’ll be helping me”. The idea of some of the workload being lifted off my shoulders intrigued me. I figured that not being part of a specific group would mean less work. I’ve been told that I am a very well-spoken person. I know that I’m a very good group leader and I knew that becoming a “project manager” for this class would make a team leader of sorts, which I was excited about! But I didn’t realize that the workload would be just as taxing as being a regular group member. I underestimated Sherri when she said, “you won’t have more or less work than everyone else”. I had to learn how to work with every single one of my classmates. And it’s safe to say that everyone I worked with for our past presentation were all individuall...

The Lens I Look Through

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  05-22-2025      Stephen Gomez    Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. ' – Helen Keller. I really want to believe this quote every time I’m about to work on a group project. But honestly there is always some type of doubt or skepticism not really knowing how it’s going to go. Will everyone pull their weight, and will it be done in time. The uncertainty can sometimes give off some type of excitement. But to me the best part about it all is when everything just clicks together, everyone does their part and then everything runs like a smooth train and deadlines are met. I enjoyed out topic and specifically the section I was able to cover for many reasons but the entire group presentation was honestly   nicely put and organized. Our topic got me thinking on how I would be able to bring in what I’m learning to my everyday life. Managing a team is not always as easy as it sounds. Sometimes it’s communication and sometimes it jus...