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Do you create
teamwork culture and encourage teamwork in your business?
Every company small or
big is a team. When more than one person is involved in the company
activities its a group or team of people working together. However
you should make a difference between groups and teams. The
fundamental difference is that group represents people working
together while the term teamwork or team refers to people who work
together in order to achieve common goals and objectives.
As your small
business grows and you employ people you need to understand teams
and teamwork. You need to develop teamwork approach and skills to
foster teamwork environment in your company. Your company
environment is the company culture you develop as you employ more
people.
Why is teamwork
important?
First of all teams
are more effective than individuals they can come up with better
ideas, more efficient organization and they can create more value
for your business than any individual alone. The team members bring
different experiences, skills and knowledge together and they are
able to solve problems and explore new opportunities better than
individuals. Because of this you need to develop teamwork approach
and encourage and support teamwork in your company.
The down side of
teamwork is that the process of making decisions is slower and if
the team members are not working well together there is a potential
for inefficiency.
How do you
develop efficient teamwork in your Company?
Here are some
teamwork tips and guidelines:
Make it clear that
teamwork is important and is part of the way the company is doing
business
Encourage and reward
teamwork
Schedule official
team meetings once a week to review progress and initiatives
Give on time
feedback
Give recognition and
celebrate success
Give clear direction
and set team expectations results, performance and timeline
Make performance
reviews more often make it monthly rather than annual performance
reviews
Measure performance
on two different levels individual performance and team
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