When engaging with others on a team, communication is a two-sided coin. On the one hand, working with other people in a group can be engaging, fun, exciting, and a little easier when it comes to individual workload. Then when you flip the piece, it can be completely the opposite. Dealing with others in a group could be a nightmare, a nightmare in that team members don't do individual assessments, don't communicate, have negative attitudes, are competitive, are just overall lazy . Unfortunately, these are the risks we take when joining a team for group projects. This essay will discuss my personal group journey, behaviors, issues, influences, leadership, problem solving, effectiveness as a group, and overall team communication to achieve the objective to be achieved. In 2010, I worked in Northwest Washington DC as an Assistant Property Manager. for a large apartment complex with over 400 apartments. This community was a very upscale community with rent ranging from $1,010 to $2,200 per month. We planned events monthly; It goes without saying that any event organized for our residents had to be the best of the best. One summer, the property manager wanted to throw a pool party for the residents. The Prime Minister gave a budget of $3,000 and put me in charge of the entire event. I developed my personal game plan for the event, then gathered my small group/team of three rental reps, Misha, Trever and Lisa and began planning my first event of which I was the leader (219(9)). Of course, that's when I really started to understand and learn how my team would collaborate and compete at the same time. As a small group or side team, my boss gave us an assignment to throw a pool party. .... middle of paper ......working or wrapping gifts, because if I started showing a negative attitude, my team would too (251(10)) . To some in the group, I may have shown a lack of leadership by not confronting Misha at first about his comments about me. However, the event was a success. So, in the end, my choice of leader was the right one at that time. Ultimately, I confronted her about her comment; but before I could say anything she told me I did a great job and handed me a little gift basket. I told her thank you, then told her I knew about it the same day she spoke to our boss. Then I said that I didn't confront her earlier because I didn't want to start problems in our group, especially when I'm in charge of this project. Our interaction went both ways (252/10). His face was priceless, but in the end the pool party was a success and everyone was on good terms..