高三英语周周练评讲书面表达范文.ppt

How to Build a Team A group of happy, high-performing individuals is not a team. Even if each of the people who report directly to you is highly motivated and wants to do great work, you will still need to spend time actively developing a sense of unity and collaboration to foster a true team-oriented environment. Many managers make the mistake of assuming that just because people are working in the same space or on the same projects it makes them a team by definition. 71 .Working in parallel with others is not the same as being mutually supportive and dependent on one another. Building a team takes time—72.you can’t expect to complete it during your first 90 days or even your first year. You can, however, learn the components so that you can build up these factors over time. Here are the top three things you need to focus on as you work towards a team oriented culture: TrustAll effective teams operate on a foundation of trust. Whether you have participated in team sports, or have only known of teamwork in your professional life, 74.you are probably familiar with the concept that the whole team should be greater than the sum of its parts. This principle (known as Gestalt theory) summarizes the concept that each individual member of the team brings certain skills and abilities which, when combined, make the whole team better. 73 Of all the objectives in this book, building trust among the members of your team will take the longest. Trust is based on pattern recognition. Each person on your team needs to see consistent behavior patterns from you and their colleagues over time to be able to believe a certain person will act a certain way. You can jumpstart the trust building process from day one by committing to the following principles: 75.A healthy team will have debates, sometimes even heated arguments. While having these conversations can be great for your team’s creativity, you want to ensure they remain within the boundaries of respectful communication. Ch