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We all know already that teamwork is the key to success in most realms of life and business. Only through teamwork can we combine different, complementary points of view to identify and seize hidden synergy opportunities, overcome difficult obstacles and achieve challenging objectives.
However, teamwork is a challenge in and of itself. It requires that people manage their egos, develop humility, communicate effectively, resolve conflicts and, above all, commit to one another and to a common goal. Anyone who has worked on a team knows that the only way to do so successfully is by assessing oneself honestly and becoming the best person one can be. In this regard, not only does teamwork increase performance, it also promotes the development of better citizens and societies.
A working group is nothing more than a collection of individuals who make independent contributions to a common objective, thus requiring low levels of integration and alignment. Working groups function well in certain contexts where complexity is low and the objectives are straightforward. However, they become less and less effective as the environment becomes more complex and the objectives become more challenging. More specifically, when identifying and seizing synergies become a prerequisite for survival and long-term sustainability, working groups must evolve into teams or else they will drift away into oblivion.
When a team develops a culture based on humility, hard work, excellence and learning, its members become able to translate both their victories and their failures into inputs for continuous improvement. Additionally, each member starts to develop unique, specialized skills that increase the team’s inventory of competitive advantages. Furthermore, they periodically reinvent themselves and the way they work, thus quickly adapting to, and sometimes generating, industry trends. All this allows them to achieve extraordinary results with increased frequency.
How as a head of my family Lokesh created team work last year to celebrate our wedding anniversary.
In November we celebrate our wedding anniversary at home. All immediate and close family members wanted to be part of that function. I planned out for the function and before the function I invited everyone for how we can execute what I have planned. Every one was very happy as they are not only invitees but also participants of the function.
My mother took the lead as she was knowing who is interested in which part of the function. She told my wife to decorate as it is her passion. She asked me to go for shopping and make sure that all invitees come in time – which is my nature. Mother and sister-in-law are good in cooking so they cook the food. My nephew and his friend served food and made sure that everyone eats properly and with joy.
Still people remember that function and teamwork.
