It is really hard for me to choose one way in which I acted during the decision making exercise we had in class. I think that as we reached our deadline my interaction became less active and I became more pessimistic. At first, when we were just introduced to the assignment by the professor I was very aggressive, I tried to speak my words and convince the whole class that my ideas are the right ones and that they should listen to me. However, when the first "manager" took initiative and approached the whole class I found it comforting and my reaction was that the best way is to collaborate. At first it was very organized, each person spoke his mind and we brainstormed alternatives, which seem to be the right path. Then something happened that changed my behavior to the worst, the manage lost control of the class so there were more and more people who stood up and tryed to "help", which only created more confusion. at that point my behavior became "avoidance" i did not care anymore. It seemed as if we totally lost control and that there is no chance we will ever come to a decision. So I didn't say anything and just talked to my neighbor who was accommodating the class since he received a high grade and he didn't care so much about the consequences of the discussion. Five minutes were left to the end of the exercise and we haven't spoke about the second test. At that point I started to get frustrated and anxious but there was nothing I could so, it already escalated to a much bigger problem.
I think that the conclusion that I need to draw from this exercise is that if I think that I could of been a better manager then anyone else then I should off taken the initiative (like the first manager) and "control" the class.
