Over the years, the number of companies that encourage teamwork among their employees has only increased, in fact, there are different tasks and projects that, if not carried out among different people, are simply impossible to achieve.
The reality is that teamwork can be very difficult, tensions and conflicts can arise between colleagues that prevent them from achieving the desired result How do you make work between multiple people work effectively?
“Talent wins matches, but teamwork and intelligence win championships. -Michael Jordan-
In companies, teams are created with a very specific goal: to meet a number of goals and goals, so it makes sense to think that they will be effective when they achieve the goals for which they were created, right?It is that this is one of the fundamental aspects to consider to verify its effectiveness, but it is not the only one.
In fact, we also have to ask ourselves if a group identity develops when working as a team. Because this is important? Because if done, it will allow teamwork to be sustainable over time. Therefore, teamwork will be feasible and members will want to repeat the experience of working with each other.
Finally, you have to take into account the people who make up the group, give importance to your expectations and try to meet your specific needs also influences the ability to work as a team effectively or not, that is, there is a need to improve. Welfare. Now, how do you get all this?
“Strength is in our differences, not in our similarities. -Stephen Covey-
We talk about achieving goals to assess when working effectively as a team, so we need to keep in mind that not all tasks require the cooperation of all employees to move forward, so it is important to consider what will be done better individually the tasks that need to be performed collectively.
If we want the group to produce good results, we need to demand tasks appropriate to teamwork, i. e. interdependent, discretionary and/or uncertain tasks, on the other hand it must be considered that it will be necessary to properly manage the knowledge of each member.
In addition, a team is most effective when its members have been working together for some time, that is, when the working group is mature, so it is important to allow an adjustment period for team members to achieve their best team. Performance.
Teams are entities with their own psychosocial processes that allow people to work together and achieve the long-awaited effectiveness, so the most fundamental aspects must be highlighted: cohesion and cooperation.
Being able to work as a team cooperatively and cohesively will promote efficiency. To do this, we must take into account a fundamental figure: the leader of the group. In companies, he is usually the leader of the team. This individual must be mainly accessible, in addition to being able to communicate effectively and clearly assign the task that corresponds to each one.
This makes it easier for different group members to experience more profit than losses with teamwork. As with most things in life, achieving efficiency in this area requires the sum of all the small parts that influence the process.
“The achievements of an organization are the result of each individual’s combined effort. -Vince Lombardi-
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