How Much Importance of Teamwork in Organizations ?

Teamwork is performed by groups, each doing a part of the work, with all of them subordinate to the team goals and overall efficiency.

KEY POINTS

• Teamwork processes can be divided into three categories: the transition process, action processes and interpersonal processes.

• Five characteristics of good teamwork include: shared values, mutual trust, inspiring vision, skills and rewards.

• Effective teams needs to work together without focusing on personal recognition in order to achieve common goals that are for the good of the team and the organization.

TERMS

teamwork 

The cooperative effort of a team of people seeking a common end.

Conflict resolution 

Working to resolve different opinions and conflicting personalities in a team environment.

Defining Teamwork

Teamwork is performed by groups, each doing a part, with all of them subordinate to the team goals and overall efficiency. In performing their tasks, it is important for employees to understand who in the group will have specific responsibilities. This often means giving up personal recognition for the overall benefit of the team (Figure 1).

Processes of Teamwork

While the actual tasks involved in teamwork vary from organization to organization and task to task, there are three main processes that are common to teamwork. Each of these three processes involve specific actions:

1. Transition Process (occurs before a project begins or before a new project gets started)

• mission analysis
• goal specification
• strategy formulation

2. Action Processes (occurs while the team is completing necessary tasks)

• monitoring milestones and goals
• monitoring systems and processes
• coordination
• team monitoring

3. Interpersonal Processes (occurs during the transition and action processes)

• conflict resolution
• motivation and configuration development

Characteristics to Good Teamwork

If an organization wants to see positive behavior and efficiency in teamwork, there are five characteristics for good teams:

• shared values
• mutual trust
• inspiring vision
• skill/talent
• rewards

Members of teams must combine their efforts in order to achieve success. Good teamwork requires leaving egos out of the equation and working together to achieve a common goal. Another important aspect of teamwork is the role a manager plays in a team. If a manager is too active in a team, the members may not work well together and may not learn how to solve their own problems. Team members need to depend on each another and reach decisions without dependence on, or interference from, management.

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