Teamwork

ADVANTAGE OF TEAM WORKTogether Everyone Achieves MoreTEAM

Coming together is a beginning.Keeping together is progress.Working together is success.Henry Ford

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. Michael Jordan

Definition of teamwork:

Teamwork is the concept of people working together as a team for one specific purpose under the same value.

CIAL definition of teamwork:

Being able to work internally as a team and with external stakeholders towards delivering excellence

Good TeamworkCommon objectivesCOMMUNICATIONShared responsibilityClarity of rolesAnd relationshipsOpen discussion of disagreements and conflicts

Ask questions and get clarification. If an idea isn't clear to you, it is your responsibility to the team to ask questions until the matter is clarified.

COMMUNICATION

THE COMMUNICATION !!!!

LOTS OF COMMUNICATION

SHARED RESPONSIBILITYHave you ever noticed that geese fly in a V formation as a team working together?

Fact No:1As each goose flaps its wings it creates an uplift for the birds that follow. By flying in a V formation, the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone.

Fact No:2When the lead goose tires, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies to the lead position.

CLARITY OF ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.-Ancient proverb

Be descriptive

Don't use labels

Dont exaggerate

Dont be judgmental

Speak for yourself

Open Discussion Of Disagreements And Conflict

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*Be descriptive -- relate what you saw or heard the other person do. Give specific recent examplesDont use labels -- Be specific and unambiguous. Dont use words like immature, unprofessional, irresponsible which are labels attached to behavior. For example, say You missed the deadline we had agreed to meet rather than, Youre being irresponsible and I want to know what you are going to do about it.Dont exaggerate. Be exact. To say, Youre always late for deadlines is probably untrue and unfair. It invites the receiver to argue with exaggeration rather than respond to real issueDont be judgmental. Dont use words like good, better, bad, worst or should which place you in the role of controlling parent. This invites the receiver to respond as a child.Speak for yourself. Dont refer to absent, anonymous people. Avoid references like A lot of people here dont like it when you Encourage others to speak for themselves