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Top Nine Tips For Better Teamwork And Team Building
By Sergey Dudiy, Ph.D., Sat Dec 10th
Team building and teamwork skills are critical for youreffectiveness as a manager or entrepreneur. Even if you are notin a leadership position yet, better understanding of teamworkcan make you a more effective employee and give you an extraedge in your office. Team building success is when your team can accomplish somethingbigger and work more effectively than a group of the sameindividuals working on their own. You have a strong synergy ofindividual contributions. But there are two critical factors inbuilding a high performance team. The first critical factor of a teamwork success is that all theteam efforts are directed towards the same clear goals, the teamgoals. This relies heavily on good communication in the team andthe harmony in member relationships.
The other important element is the diversity of skills andpersonalities. When people use their strengths in full, but cancompensate for each other's weaknesses. When differentpersonality types balance and complement each other. Here are some additional team building ideas, techniques, andtips you can try in your situation. 1.) Make sure that the team goals are totally clear andcompletely understood and accepted by each team member. 2.) Make sure there is complete clarity in who is responsiblefor what. Do your best to avoid overlaps of authority. Forexample, if there is a risk that two team members will becompeting for control in certain area, try to divide that areainto two distinct parts and give each more complete control inone of those parts, according to those individual's strengthsand personal inclinations. 3.) For issues that rely on the team consensus and commitment,involve more
the whole team in the decision making process. Forexample, use group sessions with collective discussions ofpossible decision options or solution ideas. What you want toachieve here is that each team member feels his or her ownershipin the final decision, solution, or idea. The more he or shefeels this way, the more likely he or she is to agree with andcommit to the decided line of action. 4.) Make sure there are no blocked lines of communications andyou and your people stay fully informed. 5.) Build trust with your team members by spending one-on- onetime in an atmosphere of openness and honesty. Be loyal to youremployees, if you expect the same. 6.) Allow your office team members build trust and opennessbetween each other in team building activities and events. Givethem some opportunities of extra social time with each other inan atmosphere that encourages open communication. For example,in a group lunch on Friday. 7.) Be careful with interpersonal issues. Recognize them earlyand deal with them till full resolution. 8.) Never miss opportunities to empower your employees. Saythank you or show appreciation of an individual team player'swork. 9.) Do not limit yourself to negative feedback. Be fare.Whenever there is an opportunity, give positive feedback aswell. Finally, though teamwork and team building can be challenging,the rewords from high team effectiveness are well worth it. About the author:Sergey Dudiy, Ph.D., is a personal growth writer and webentrepreneur, founder of Time-Management-Guide.com, dedicated to building a stronger foundation for yoursuccess skills, from personal and decision makingto teamwork and team building.
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