This document discusses the definition and importance of teamwork. It defines teamwork as people working together as a team for a specific purpose under shared values. Effective teamwork improves the working environment, keeps communication consistent and open, and relieves stress. Guidelines for effective teamwork include listening, sharing information, communicating with each other, taking shared responsibility, and asking questions to clarify ideas. The document also discusses how conflict can occur within teams due to poor communication, seeking power, dissatisfaction with management style, weak leadership, and lack of openness. It recommends avoiding conflict by meeting it head on, communicating frequently and honestly, being honest about concerns, agreeing to disagree, and discussing differences in values openly.
Definition of teamworkDefinitionof teamwork
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concept ofconcept of
people workingpeople working
together as atogether as a
team for oneteam for one
specific purposespecific purpose
under the sameunder the same
value.value.
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Teamwork .... Why?
•Teams are a part of everyone's life. You're a
member of a family team.
• So it's appropriate that you understand how
to function effectively as a team member.
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• Improves theworking environment.Improves the working environment.
• keeps communication consistent.keeps communication consistent.
• keeps communication lined open.keeps communication lined open.
• Relieves stress.Relieves stress.
• Reduces errors.Reduces errors.
Guidelines for EffectiveTeamGuidelines for Effective Team
• Listen and share informationListen and share information
• Communicate with each otherCommunicate with each other
• Talk about “We” not “Me”Talk about “We” not “Me”
8.
Ask questions andget
clarification.
If an idea isn't clear to
you, it is your
responsibility to the
team to ask questions
until the matter is
clarified.
Guidelines for Effective Team
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• Conflict developsbecause we are
dealing with people's lives, jobs,
children, pride, self-concept, ego and
sense of mission or purpose.
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Poor communicationPoorcommunication
Seeking powerSeeking power
Dissatisfaction with management styleDissatisfaction with management style
Weak leadershipWeak leadership
Lack of opennessLack of openness
Change in leadershipChange in leadership
How conflict occursHow conflict occurs
Avoiding ConflictAvoiding Conflict
•Meet conflict head on
• Communicate frequently
• Communicate honestly
• Be honest about concerns
• Agree to disagree
• Discuss differences in values
openly
• Make a plan and then stick
to it