Teaming up
Team work and collaborative work is almost compulsory in any work environment. There are different views on the advantages and disadvantages of teaming up to achieve set goals.
While we like to think in terms of whether teaming up is good for our productivity or not, we forget the essential things that are foundational to everything we do. We only think of the coin as having two sides, the front and the back. We forget that there are other parts of the coin that hold those two sides together of course there are other components of the coin that tie the two sides together: the edge and the rim without which there’ll be no coin.
Let’s deal with the rim of the teamwork coin, the holding and binding factor of the two sides of the coin. So whether you are in a team, or you are the Do-it-Yourself (DIY) type you need to take note of these things:
Bureaucracy is a show stopper, the output is most important: Those long processes that are time consuming, resource consuming and enervating are annoying. The most important thing is the final product and output; the result that comes out in the end. So, all the long processes need to be cut off or made as short as possible. Save time, resources, do more than just your allotted part. Take ownership for the whole purpose and product!
The Individual is a Team: It is true that a team is made up of individuals, with diverse view, creativity and skills. What is however more true is that, every individual is made up of different parts. So, each person is a team of him or herself. Every individual has different views, is creative and has a combination of skills. Every part of your system works tightly-together to produce your whole. Without the collaboration of your components, there’ll be no you. When you look at things this way, you know it is essential to put in every ounce of energy you have.
Emotion is Contagious: The emotional conundrum that comes with working in a team is sometimes scary. Emotions are good but they don’t matter to the final product. The product or service does not know or care that you are melancholic, cranky and touchy. So, bringing emotional tantrums to play in the crafting of your output and product is downright depressing and energy draining for yourself and other people.
It is cynical that you would expect everybody to understand your temperament and expect them to be perfect. It means you are planning to work with aliens. And if you are the king or queen of negativity and complaint, you ought to keep it to yourself. It’s bad for business.
The Consumer Does Not Care: You were almost through with that job, feeling very proud of yourself and the amount of work you had put into doing your part. Alas, the next person in the chain of work line did not do his/her part when you wanted her to. Now, the product or service is delayed.
Guess what? The consumer does not care about your excuses. I am the consumer. I want my service and I want it, like yesterday. The consumer does not care the amount of time it took you to craft that thing, or the number of people involved in the process of crafting and making. He just wants his product and service.
Everybody is in the Marketing Department: I take that back. Everyone is in all the departments. There’s no such thing as “it’s not in my jurisdiction”. Everybody is marketing the organization in one way or the other. Every element works together to sell your organization/company. This means that no matter how subtle and downplayed you think your part is, you are marketing yourself, your team, and your organization. Take responsibility
Who Takes the Shine?: Unless you want to start frying eggs off your ego, don’t rub all the oil on your body. There’s no need to look like you just got out of a pool of oil, it’s way too greasy and slippery. Don’t take all or most of the shine. That’s just plain theft. Share the glory. That’s why it’s called teamwork. Team Work, Team Shine.
Whether you think it’s absolutely fabulous to work in a team or not, these are fundamental truths that should guide your lone work or team work.
Over to you. What do you think matters most in business?
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Whether you work in a team or on your own, never recent or envy those doing well and driving productivity. Rather, challenge your best and give more value towards the end-product in view.
Consumer is a king. Producer/ manufacturer must ready to serve a king with quality.
Whether team work or no team work
What matter most is having d best output
I.e final product.
Like that last paragraph. Your writeup is splendid.
What i,read through this jobberman is very interested and i appreciate it.
Yes it is true with team work u can acheve more cos two heads dey say is beta dan one
but at times it is more beta to work alone cos too many cook spoil the soup
thanks
Too many cooks?
I grow up to the word “HARMONY”. A good tune is a work done in PARTS!
Team work is good as long as you achieve result,like proverb said that ”an Elephant remains true to his root”
Playing your part with the whole of your heart and acknowledging other people’s effort.
final product should be produced in time to meet up with the demand of people, in order to to have access to produce well for more advacxement.
The first most thing in business is to study and understand properly the business it’self, the environment in which the business is to been carried out, how to suit peoples needs, the flexibility of the product. then set up teams that are read to work with the company, always creative, time and accuracy,ready to be reculture to any field and be submisive and tolorant to their customers as to achieve their goal .
Consumer is d king & must be given the best treatment irrespective of what the manufacturer/producer goes through to get d end-product.
Team work or no team work, the total concept should be good and satisfying to the target customer. Good thinking, good product.
Awesome article. Thank you and kudos.
Team spirit is marvellous but atimes very dangerous when the spirit of misunderstanding prevail inbetween.
Its a wonderful article, if only those in the team will understand there is nothing like my jurisdiction. Cheers!
Naturally, every individual considers his or her self a priority in life circumstances. We all want to be seen, to be loved, to be pampered! But in place of business, we all have to put that “advert” self behind for the sake of profit and productivity
Team work is very essential. However, whole working in a team, you must keep your eye on the final product! If some kind of team work will spoil it, better to spoil the team before it spoils the final product! Think about it, it isn’t enough to say two heads are better than one. It should be that two good heads are better than one good head!!!
Team work is very essential in a work place cos ppl brings ideas to get d desired output. Nice 1.
Most people think team work is social work. Team work is focussing on the objective, doing whatever is required on the part of each member on the team and getting result within deadline.
I’ve worked in places where people think if you do not socialize or not ready to socialize, then you are dumb. Go and ask Bill Gates. The best tech people including nerds don’t have much time to socialize, because they are busy analyzing problem and thinking of innovative solutions. That is why they are geniuses.
An insightful piece. I think employers and employees should always analyse projects and tasks to know whether it is team work or the DIY tactics that is the best in accomplishing them.