The group that I collaborate on projects with at work has been working together on similar projects for about four years now. Because of this, our communication between one another is nearly seamless. When we begin a new project it is pretty well understood who will be tackling which tasks based on our strengths and weaknesses. We don't really even need to debate that anymore. Also, each of us knows what type of behaviors to expect from the other group members.
In one of our last projects we had completed about one forth of it when a member of the team realized that the way some of the other members were handling their end was not going to work. I've found that you have to be very careful when (supportively) criticizing someone else's part of a project. This person was able to do so in such a way as to not upset the others and the overall project was still completed ahead of schedule.
Most of the time the environment that we work in is a positive one. We're usually able to obtain any informational resources that are required for the project quite easily. If we're still not able to complete part of the project on our own we are able to call in outside help and delegate to them.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors
I recently attended Shakespeare's play The Comedy of Errors at Edgewood College. This was the third time that I have seen this particular play. The first two times were at the APT (American Players Theater) in Spring Green. The first time that I saw this play I was much younger. It was hard for me to understand what they were saying. The entire time I had to pay very close attention. It felt more like work than entertainment.
The second time that I saw this play was just last summer. My brother-in-law has a friend who is an aspiring actor. He was performing, so we decided to make the short trip and check it out. Since I already knew the story and knew what was going to happen, it was much easier to focus on the dialogue. I was able to catch a lot of things that I had missed the first time.
Now, let me back up. I said that I have now seen this play three times, so most of you are probably thinking that I'm kind of a "theater person". In fact, that is probably the very last way that I would ever describe myself. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the play and I have seen it three times, but it is also the only play that I have ever seen. So, when I heard that we were going to see it again I wasn't exactly jumping for joy. I even thought about asking if I could be excused from seeing this play since I had just attended it last summer. I decided to give it a chance though, especially since this one was supposed to be set in the North Woods of Wisconsin.
When we filed in to the theater and saw the set, I was glad that I decided to go. It looked like they really had fun with the play. Definitely a drastic change from the first two sets that I had seen, the cheese-heads, snowmobile suits and canoe gave it a silly modern touch that provided some entertainment for even those that didn't understand what they were saying most of the time. Although I think I still prefer the classic version, I would still give this one 7 cheese-heads out of ten.
The second time that I saw this play was just last summer. My brother-in-law has a friend who is an aspiring actor. He was performing, so we decided to make the short trip and check it out. Since I already knew the story and knew what was going to happen, it was much easier to focus on the dialogue. I was able to catch a lot of things that I had missed the first time.
Now, let me back up. I said that I have now seen this play three times, so most of you are probably thinking that I'm kind of a "theater person". In fact, that is probably the very last way that I would ever describe myself. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the play and I have seen it three times, but it is also the only play that I have ever seen. So, when I heard that we were going to see it again I wasn't exactly jumping for joy. I even thought about asking if I could be excused from seeing this play since I had just attended it last summer. I decided to give it a chance though, especially since this one was supposed to be set in the North Woods of Wisconsin.
When we filed in to the theater and saw the set, I was glad that I decided to go. It looked like they really had fun with the play. Definitely a drastic change from the first two sets that I had seen, the cheese-heads, snowmobile suits and canoe gave it a silly modern touch that provided some entertainment for even those that didn't understand what they were saying most of the time. Although I think I still prefer the classic version, I would still give this one 7 cheese-heads out of ten.
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