TEAMWORKING

Nowadays more and more employers are investing in teambuilding activities and a person’s teamwork skills are considered a priority when evaluating a person for employment. Teamwork can be defined as the collaboration by a group of people to reach shared goals. Good collaboration by team members means goals are achieved more easily. So what are the factors behind successful teamwork?

Firstly, communication is important in a team. Being able to express and share ideas, as well as receiving clear communication leads to greater cooperation. With this sense of cooperation amongst staff, there is greater productivity. Not only can this sense of cooperation benefit the organisation externally by portraying a positive image to clients, but it helps the organisation internally as there is more effective communication within different departments.

Secondly, the diversity of a team is important because it involves having people whose experience, skills, interests and contributions complement one another, rather than duplicate each other. If we have a team full of creative people who have lots of new ideas, but the team is lacking in people who have the patience to see those ideas through to completion, then achieving the goal is far less likely.

Finally, the team leader plays a significant role in influencing the team. He or she can create a positive work environment by motivating staff, and making them feel valued and supported. By staying focused on the goals of the team, and ensuring that this view is shared by team members, the leader can make sure the team goals, rather than each member’s individual goals, are achieved.

In order to focus on the long-term success of your team, there are two important issues to consider: a good team performance review and each individual’s role within the team. Reviewing team performance means looking at the team’s achievements. You need to question whether you, as a team, have achieved your goal yet. If so, are you satisfied with the quality? What caused the success, who contributed, and in what useful way? If you haven’t reached your objectives yet, what more needs to be done? If the performance has not been successful, you need to think about what hasn’t gone well, what difficulties remain, and what has caused the problems. You also need to think about how these causes can be foreseen or minimised if they were to happen again. Finally, the team should think about how performance can be improved and these ideas should be incorporated into the team’s process.

As for an individual’s role, as well as taking the above questions into consideration, you need to be aware of your individual effect within the team. Think about your successful team outcome. What role did you play? What did you personally do to help the team succeed?

Here are some further tips to help you become a better team member.

• Don’t put your own needs first, think of the common goal and getting that done as effectively as possible.

• Always acknowledge and appreciate the contributions of other members of the team.

• Don’t try to force your ideas upon others, or look down on others. Be willing to cooperate and seek advice from other members.

• Play a proactive role by helping others when possible.

• Work within deadlines so you are never chased for work.

If you can put these tips into actions, your team members will not only look forward to working with you everyday, but you will also become a role model within your team. In addition you will be able to demonstrate your effective teamwork competence to prospective employers.

<== попередня сторінка	\|	наступна сторінка ==>
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT	\|	Decide which option is correct according to the text.

Не знайшли потрібну інформацію? Скористайтесь пошуком google:

Генерація сторінки за: 0.005 сек.