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Why Teamwork is the Key to Success in The Workplace Today
Thought experiment — Think about a team that you worked on in your life that was great, and then think about a team that you worked on in life that was bad. What was happening? What were some of the pitfalls and what were some of the things that were great?
Most of us in the working world have been on teams in some capacity since we were kids. Be it a sports team, theatrical performance, group project in high school and of course, in a work context.
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about teams lately as it’s been top of mind for some of the work I’ve been doing around leadership development. Oftentimes, in some of the programs I run, topics around teams will come up in a variety of flavors, such as:
- I’m leading a team, but they are all “dotted line” and don’t report into me. How do I lead when I’m not formally in charge?
- I’m on many teams, and sometimes I”m leading the team, but other times, I’m not. How do I manage my time & priorities but also show up best?
- We’re working with a number of other teams and it feels like nobody is on the same page. How do we work better together?
I’ve thought a lot about teams, and it’s one of the reasons I’ve chosen the professions that I’ve worked in. I…
