Wednesday 20 June 2012

Teamwork in the Workplace
                                                                       
                                         T –Together                                   
        E - Everyone 
       A – Achieves 
 M – More


Why is Teamwork Important at THE Workplace?


Here are just seven (7) Reasons:

1. Fast Learning
You tend to learn things at a faster rate, if you are working as a team. The experiences and knowledge of the older team members help you to grasp new concepts quickly. At the same time it proves to be an
added bonus for you as you avoid mistakes at work.

2. Workload Distribution
Working in a team has an advantage of the workload getting distributed among all the team members. With work properly distributed, you can concentrate on a single activity till the time you gain expertise in it and you do not feel stressed out due to work.

3. Building Bonds
Continuous interaction with the team members, working with them for the day, having your meals with them, sharing your joys and sorrows helps in building a strong bond between each other. In this way, you can even make friends for a lifetime.

4. Healthy Competition
Just think of a situation where people are competing with each other and trying to excel better than the other. At the same time they are helping and assisting each other in work-related as well as personal difficulties and problems. Wouldn't that be a great sight! Well this is possible when you work as a team, as everyone is emotionally bonded to each other.

5. Exploring Creativity
Suggestions and advice can help you in generating new ideas and bring out the creativity in you.

6. Job Satisfaction
Teamwork is one of the most important reasons for employee job satisfaction. This is because working in a team improves employee performance as well as makes the work enjoyable. This is also favorable to employee motivation.

7. Increased Speed of Work
With many people handling a single project and doing the assigned work properly, the overall work speed increases and your team can complete the project well within the given time frame.
It’s time to take the Test to find out if you possess the traits of a good team player. Click on the link below and follow the instructions. After you have completed the test, please share with us your view points on the importance of teamwork.

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