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An ongoing debate exists over whether people who do not accept criticism cannot be successful at working in a group. Some people believe that a person can conduct tasks successively with his or her own ability. My view, however, is that it is important for people to listen to advice offered by someone else. This is largely because people can learn many sources needed for group work by communicating with whom have diverse experiences. Furthermore, rejecting team members’ suggestion can be a main cause of conflict among the team.
To begin with, people can improve ability doing their tasks by accepting the criticism from others. It is no secret that we can get so many valuable advices by asking or accepting group members’ advice. This is because there would be so many people who have more developed skills at their field. For example, when I was freshman, I had to perform a group project in a major class with seniors and they were more knowledgeable about my major. Hence when I had trouble with my work, I usually asked them to help me, so I finally finished my part more easily. Had it not been for their help, I would have done my work poorly. Therefore we can perform our work more effectively by keeping advices in mind.
Furthermore, conflict can occur among team members if they don’t consider each others’ opinion. In general, group project cannot succeed without consensus between members. On the contrary, teams which interact and share their ideas without conflict have more possibility to succeed in a group work. A survey reported in Korea Times, more than 80% participants replied that it is important to make harmonious atmosphere within a team because conflict can destroy teamwork and finally fail to perform their work successively.
To summarize, I strongly believe that accepting criticism can be a great source of success in a group work. This is because people can learn valuable lessons and improve their ability. Moreover, without conflict among team members, the group work will be performed more productively. As far as individual’s success in a group work, it is important for them to open to others’ criticism.
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