TEAMWORK

Brian reminded us about one of the trainings that we have done many years ago in our team, it is called Team Work. To my surprise, I found them very "new" to me. It seems that knowledge without practice will be knowledge of others. We are reviewing this again in the team, and, we even made posters on the wall. I don't know how along will this knowledge stay in our mind. I will upload those beautiful posts in the following posts as a memery in case I will forget them again.

 

 

 

TEAMWORK

 

T � Trust

 

Trust is the emotional glue that binds an organisation together

The ingredients needed to make emotional glue [trust]

 

1. consistency
2. loyalty
3. delegation

 

E � Economy of Energy

 

A relaxed attitude lengthens a man's life -  [from the Bible]

All work and no fun destroys the energy in the team

 

A � Affirmation

 

Four ways of affirming your co-workers

1. value their ideas
2. appreciate their uniqueness
3. compliment their efforts
4. praise their loyalty

 

M � Manage mistakes

 

Respond to a mistake � never react to a mistake

A good man falls several times, but he rises again � [from the Bible]

Consider why the mistake was made

 

W � Weekly Team Meetings

 

A team meeting can be corporate or it can be one on one.

Every staff person should be able to respond to the following:

1. I made progress in ________
2. I had difficulty with ________
3. I need a decision from you on ________
4. I am thankful for ________

 

O � Open Communication

 

Open communication is the cornerstone of great team work

Reliable communication permits progress � [from the Bible]

There are barriers to open communication:

1. Presumption
2. Impatience
3. Pride

Pride comes before a fall � [from the Bible]

 

R � Recognition and Reward

 

Give honour and respect to all those to whom it is due � [from the Bible]

Recognition and reward produces more productivity

 

K � Keep on Learning

 

If the team is learning the company will grow

The intelligent man is always open to new ideas. In fact, he looks for them

�        [from the bible]

 

 

TEN COMMON MISTAKES MADE BY TEAMS

 

1. They have a top-down attitude
2. They put getting the job done before people
3. They do not affirm
4. They see "mavericks" as problems
5. They have an autocratic culture
6. They delegate the hard things
7. They have chaotic communication
8. They do not share knowledge
9. They never plan for the future

10. They have no place for fun in their team culture