Teamwork Rules: The "I" Factor
7 May 2012
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It's true that there is strength in unity. However, teamwork is never child's play. Managing egos, individual interests, personal ambitions, and personality differences is complex. Teamwork is a good tool for progress, but only if used correctly.
Here are some positive characteristics of a team:
1. Everyone clearly understands the goals and missions:
It is necessary that the goals and missions of the work team are clearly stated, understood, accepted, and integrated by all team members.
2. Everyone feels like a member of a unit:
It is necessary for members to feel that they belong to a team, and a functioning one at that. If the need for belonging is met, individual accomplishment is possible through the concept of a group.
3. Everyone works synergistically:
It's necessary for everyone to feel that the work produced is the sum of the different parts. The interaction and combination of everyone's strengths add something extra.
4. Everyone communicates with trust:
It is necessary to be able to express oneself openly, fully, and frankly on important issues. And while conflicts are normal, even essential, it remains true that a climate of trust, openness, and honesty must develop to facilitate the flow and sharing of information.
5. Everyone clearly understands their role and responsibilities:
It's necessary for everyone to know precisely what is expected of them in their role and understand their position in relation to others.
6. Everyone works together cooperatively:
It's necessary for everyone to consider that the chosen leader is rightfully so, that this leader does not crush team members, but rather allows everyone to work in a spirit of support, mutual understanding, and mutual assistance. Everyone should be interested in evaluating their own effectiveness, but also their effectiveness in relation to their teammates. Develop yourself and help others develop their skills, particular talents, and specific knowledge. Individual development undoubtedly goes through a spirit of cooperation.
7. Everyone contributes to good group relations:
It is necessary for everyone to participate in discussions and decisions, and for these decisions to be made by consensus. Team members must be fully aware of the group process, and the atmosphere must remain open, non-threatening, non-competitive, motivating the participation of everyone.
8. Everyone takes responsibility for their mistakes:
It's necessary for everyone to take responsibility and not operate on the "it wasn't me, it was him" principle. Failure can be collective, but it is important that each individual takes their share of responsibility and their mistakes in relation to the whole.
Article written by The ReKrute.com Team
Posted on May 7, 2012.
Here are some positive characteristics of a team:
1. Everyone clearly understands the goals and missions:
It is necessary that the goals and missions of the work team are clearly stated, understood, accepted, and integrated by all team members.
2. Everyone feels like a member of a unit:
It is necessary for members to feel that they belong to a team, and a functioning one at that. If the need for belonging is met, individual accomplishment is possible through the concept of a group.
3. Everyone works synergistically:
It's necessary for everyone to feel that the work produced is the sum of the different parts. The interaction and combination of everyone's strengths add something extra.
4. Everyone communicates with trust:
It is necessary to be able to express oneself openly, fully, and frankly on important issues. And while conflicts are normal, even essential, it remains true that a climate of trust, openness, and honesty must develop to facilitate the flow and sharing of information.
5. Everyone clearly understands their role and responsibilities:
It's necessary for everyone to know precisely what is expected of them in their role and understand their position in relation to others.
6. Everyone works together cooperatively:
It's necessary for everyone to consider that the chosen leader is rightfully so, that this leader does not crush team members, but rather allows everyone to work in a spirit of support, mutual understanding, and mutual assistance. Everyone should be interested in evaluating their own effectiveness, but also their effectiveness in relation to their teammates. Develop yourself and help others develop their skills, particular talents, and specific knowledge. Individual development undoubtedly goes through a spirit of cooperation.
7. Everyone contributes to good group relations:
It is necessary for everyone to participate in discussions and decisions, and for these decisions to be made by consensus. Team members must be fully aware of the group process, and the atmosphere must remain open, non-threatening, non-competitive, motivating the participation of everyone.
8. Everyone takes responsibility for their mistakes:
It's necessary for everyone to take responsibility and not operate on the "it wasn't me, it was him" principle. Failure can be collective, but it is important that each individual takes their share of responsibility and their mistakes in relation to the whole.
Article written by The ReKrute.com Team
Posted on May 7, 2012.
