Teamwork
Teamwork is trust.
Trust that:
If you’re given a task, it’s purposeful.
If you delegate a task, it will get done.
If you attend a meeting, it won’t be time wasted.
If you raise a hand, you will get help without burden.
Teamwork is inextricably linked to work activities. As such, it cannot be increased by activities that have nothing to do with work. Organizing a karaoke with the team is fun and might lead the team to spend better breaks with each other, but it doesn’t make them work better with each other.
Instead, teamwork increases when:
People delegate tasks to each other, and they are purposeful, and they get done.
People attend meetings with colleagues and it’s time well spent.
People ask each other for help or feedback and what they receive helps them.
Too many managers focus only on getting people to work with each other, but what’s fundamental is not the quantity of time spent together but the quality. If people spend a lot of time working with each other but feel it’s wasted time, teamwork decreases.
Hence, good managers understand that the way to improve teamwork is to improve their people’s skills at delegating, giving feedback, running meetings, speaking clearly, speaking concisely, asking questions, and answering questions.
To increase teamwork, ensure that when work gets done, good things happen for the team and everyone contributing, as a result of the work done. Th
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