What are your contributions to your team? Do you help it function effectively or contribute to it creating havoc? Are you the leader? Who is the leader? Is your team well-fed or suffering from malnutrition?
Teams that are neglected will begin to malfunction. Soon havoc and morale issues will set in for
all those on the team and can quickly spread to those that have to interface
with a dysfunctional team. What shape is
your team in? Are you working at helping
the team succeed or are you a bystander? What do people on the team say about you? How would you rate yourself at teamwork?
Signs your team is in trouble include:
Nagging
Judging
Sarcasm
Complaining/Criticizing
Blaming
Backbiting
No
Accountability
Maybe you have a ringleader or member on the team that just
can’t let something go or frequently uses sarcasm. Scapegoating or blaming others is an ideal
way for a troublemaker to take the focus and shift it to someone else.
“Confrontation simply means meeting
the truth head-on.” Coach Mike
Krzyzewski
Do your part! Become a quality contributor and play a key role in the
team working well together. Check out the following if you want to play for a great team!
Keep it real - What's the purpose of this team?
Have a compelling direction - What's the vision? What are we trying to do?
What's the game plan? - Who is to do what? Where are the limits and boundaries?
Where is the top of the food chain in all this? - How does the company encourage and model teamwork?
Can leadership lead? Who has the whistle? Can team members follow? - Who's the coach? How supportive are you about coaching or being coached?
Still learning,
Honey
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