綜合商務英語（第3冊）（第二版）課件 U5 Business Teamwork

綜合商務英語（第3冊）Unit5

（第二版）BusinessTeamwork目錄CONTENTS1Lead-inThreeQuestions2TextA

TenTipsforBetterTeamwork3ExercisesReferenceKeys4TextB5WhyIsTeamworkImportantintheWorkplace?CaseStudyLead-in第五單元1Lead-inThreequestions1.Doyouliketoworkinateam,orworkalone?Why?2.Whichsportgamesareteamwork?Whicharenot?3.Whatisteamwork?Open-mindedTextATenTipsforBetterTeamwork第五單元2QuestionsonTextADoyouknowsomesuccessfulteamworkstories?Sharethemwithyourgroupmembers.(2)Doyouthinkteamworkisimportantinacompany?Why?(3)Doyouhaveanyteamworkexperiences?Sharethemwithyourgroupmembers.(4)Doyouknowsomecompany’steamworkiscross-site,whichisnotunderthesameroof?(5)Doyouthinkthereissomeworkwhichdoesn’tneedteamwork?QuestionsonTextADoyouknowsomesuccessfulteamworkstories?Sharethemwithyourgroupmembers.

--Theanswerisopen.QuestionsonTextA(2)Doyouthinkteamworkisimportantinacompany?Why?--Theanswerisopen.QuestionsonTextA(3)Doyouhaveanyteamworkexperiences?Sharethemwithyourgroupmembers.--Theanswerisopen.QuestionsonTextA(4)Doyouknowsomecompany’steamworkiscross-site,whichisnotunderthesameroof?--Someglobalizationcompany’steamworkarecross-site,whichmeansaprojectteammayhaveateamleaderintheUS,havesometeammembersinChinaandsometeammembersinIndia,sotheteamisnotunderthesameroof.QuestionsonTextA(5)Doyouthinkthereissomeworkwhichdoesn’tneedteamwork?--Insometechnicalcompanies,therearesomekindsofresearchworkwhicharefinishedbyaspecialexpert.Thiskindofresearchworkdoesnotneedteamwork.U5:TextATenTipsforBetterTeamwork1Haveyoueverwonderedhowsomeworkgroupsexhibiteffectiveteamworkandothersremaindysfunctionalforthelifeoftheteam?Effectiveteamworkisbothprofoundlysimpleanddifficultatthesametime.Thisiswhysomanyteamsstruggletogettherelationships,theinteraction,andthetaskexecutionright.Theirsuccessdependsonthesefactors.2Nomatterwhattheteamoritsreasonisforexisting,humansareinthemix,andeachteammemberbringsalongalloftheirbaggage—forgoodandforill.3So,diversepeoplewithdifferentlifeexperiences,differentworkexperiences,andvaryingdegreesofsuccessworkingwithformerteamsandtheaccomplishmentofpriorteammissionsconvergearoundanewmission.4Giventhecomplexityofformingateamincludingconsciouslyorunconsciouslydevelopingteaminteractionnormsandguidelines,endingupwithaneffective,functioningteamisdownrightamazing.5Youcansignificantlyincreasethechancesoftheteamsthatyoujoinoroverseetomakeneededcontributions.Givenappropriatesupportandnurture,teamscansucceedbeyondyourwildestdreams.Don’tletanythingholdyoubackasyouhelpyourteamssucceed.6Teamshavebasicneedsthatmustbeacknowledgedandfulfilledifyouexpectyourteamstoexperiencetheirgreatestsuccess.Noteamwillsucceedifthesebasicsdonotexist.

KeystoSuccessfulTeamwork7Thesetentipsdescribetheenvironmentthatmustoccurwithintheteamforsuccessfulteamworktotakeplace.8Successfulteamworkisthecornerstoneforcreatingafunctioning,contributingteam.9

Theteamunderstandsthegoalsandiscommittedtoattainingthem.Thiscleardirectionandagreementonmissionandpurposeisessentialforeffectiveteamwork.Teammembersmusthaveanoverallmissionthatisagreeduponandthatprovidestheumbrellaforallthattheteamtriestodo.Thisteamclarityisreinforcedwhentheorganizationhasclearexpectationsfortheteam’swork,goals,accountability,andoutcomes.10Theteamcreatesanenvironmentinwhichpeoplearecomfortabletakingreasonablerisksincommunicating,advocatingpositions,andtakingaction.Teammemberstrusteachother.Teammembersarenotpunishedfordisagreeing;disagreementisexpectedandappreciated.11

Communicationisopen,honest,andrespectful.Peoplefeelfreetoexpresstheirthoughts,opinions,andpotentialsolutionstoproblems.Peoplefeelasiftheyareheardoutandlistenedtobyteammemberswhoareattemptingtounderstand.Teammembersaskquestionsforclarityandspendtheirthoughttimelisteningdeeplyratherthanformingrebuttalswhiletheircoworkerisspeaking.12

Teammembershaveastrongsenseofbelongingtothegroup.Theyexperienceadeepcommitmenttothegroup’sdecisionsandactions.Thissenseofbelongingisenhancedandreinforcedwhentheteamspendsthetimetodevelopteamnormsorrelationshipguidelinestogether.13

Teammembersareviewedasuniquepeoplewithirreplaceableexperiences,pointsofview,knowledge,andopinionstocontribute.Afterall,thepurposeofformingateamistotakeadvantageofthedifferences.Otherwise,whywouldanyorganizationapproachprojects,products,orgoalswithateam?Infact,themorethatateamcanbringoutdivergentpointsofview,thatarethoughtfullypresentedandsupportedwithfactsaswellasopinions,thebetter.14

Creativity,innovation,anddifferentviewpointsareexpectedandencouraged.Commentssuchas,“wealreadytriedthatanditdidn’twork”and“whatadumbidea”arenotallowedorsupported.Theteammembersrecognizethatthestrengthinhavingateamisthateverymemberbringsdiversenesstotheefforttosolveaproblem,improveaprocess,reachagoal,orcreatesomethingnewandexciting.15

Theteamisabletoconstantlyexamineitselfandcontinuouslyimproveitsprocesses,practices,andtheinteractionofteammembers.Theteamopenlydiscussesteamnormsandwhatmaybehinderingitsabilitytomoveforwardandprogressinareasofeffort,talent,andstrategy.Theteamholdsreviewmeetingsthatassesstheteam’sprocessandprogressinapproachingandaccomplishingtheteammission.16

Theteamhasagreeduponproceduresfordiagnosing,analyzing,andresolvingteamworkproblemsandconflicts.Theteamdoesnotsupportmemberpersonalityconflictsandclashesnordoteammemberspicksidesinadisagreement.Rather,membersworktowardsthemutualresolutionofproblemsanddisagreements.17

Participativeleadershipispracticedinleadingmeetings,assigningtasks,recordingdecisionsandcommitments,assessingprogress,holdingteammembersaccountable,andprovidingdirectionfortheteam.18

Membersoftheteammakehighqualitydecisionstogetherandhavethesupportandcommitmentofthegrouptocarryoutthedecisionsmade.Theyalsogainthesupportandcommitmentofthepeopletheyreporttoinordertoaccomplishandcommunicatetheteam’sprogressandsuccess..19Ifateamcangetthesetenfactorsright,successandarewardingsenseofteamworkwillfollow.Teamsarenotalwayschallengedbythetasksathand,butratherbytheday-to-dayrelationshipsandminorincidentsthatoccur.Ifteammemberscanriseabovethetrench,theycanachievegreatness.Youknowthesuccessingredients.Whynotmakethemhappen?.dysfunctional/d?s?f??k??nl/adj.notbehavingorworkingnormally失調(diào)的，失常的e.g.除其他事項外，希望加州因預算僵局而帶來的混亂得以終結(jié)?！猅hehopeis,amongotherthings,toendthebudgetimpassesthathavemadeCaliforniadysfunctional.profoundly/pr??fa?ndli/adv.deeply深刻地；深深地；極度地e.g.他深信自己將來會成功。—Heprofoundlybelievedinhisfuturesuccess.downright/?da?nra?t/adj.usedtoemphasizethatsth.iscompletelybadoruntrue極度的；十足的(TEM-8)e.g.那是徹頭徹尾的謊言!—That’sadownrightlie!cornerstone/?k??n?st??n/n.sth.thatisextremelyimportantbecauseeverythingelsedependsonit基礎(chǔ)；柱石e.g.這種類型的測試是軟件質(zhì)量的基石?！猅hissortoftestingisthecornerstoneofsoftwarequality.rebuttal/r??b?tl/n.astatementthatsaysthatsth.isnottrue辯駁；反駁；駁斥e.g.他正在逐條反駁前同事的指控。—Heisconductingapoint-by-pointrebuttalofchargesfromformercolleagues.divergent/da??v??d??nt/adj.differentfromeachother不同的；有分歧的(TEM-8)e.g.喬治瓦特和鮑勃馬爾對這個問題有不同看法?！猅wopeoplewhohavedivergentviewsonthisquestionareGeorgeWattandBobMarr.diagnose/?da??ɡn??z/v.tofindoutwhatillnesssomeonehas,orwhatthecauseofafaultis,afterdoingtests,examinations,etc.診斷；判斷(TEM-4;CET-4)e.g.您需要哪些工具來幫助您診斷問題？您從哪里獲得這些工具？—Whattoolsdoyouneedtohelpyoudiagnosetheproblem,andwheredoyougetthem?personality/?p??s??n?l?ti/n.someone’scharacter,especiallythewaytheybehavetowardsotherpeople個性，性格(TEM-4;CET-4)e.g.母親的性格預示了她女兒的性格?！猅hemother’spersonalitypretypifiedherdaughter’s.clash/kl??/n.asituationinwhichpeople’sopinionsaredifferentfromandopposedtoeachother.發(fā)生沖突；產(chǎn)生矛盾(TEM-4;CET-4)e.g.穿著防暴裝備的警察和示威者之間發(fā)生了多次沖突。—Therehavebeenanumberofclashesbetweenpoliceinriotgearanddemonstrators.pick/p?k/v.tochooseapersonorthing,forexample,becausetheyarethebestormostsuitable挑選；選擇(TEM-4;CET-4)e.g.諾埃爾先生為達拉斯的六個銷售職位挑選了十個人進行面試?！狹r.NowellhadpickedtenpeopletointerviewforsixsalesjobsinDallas.participative/pɑ??t?s?p?t?v/adj.allowingpeopletotakepartinorbecomeinvolvedinanactivity參與的e.g.同一位經(jīng)理在與他或她的主管團隊一起改進生產(chǎn)線時，可能會采取一種更具參與性的領(lǐng)導風格?！猅hesamemanagermayadoptamoreparticipativestyleofleadershipwhenworkingonproductionlineimprovementwithhisorherteamofsupervisors.commitment/k??m?tm?nt/n.apromisetodosth.ortobehaveinaparticularway承諾，保證(TEM-4;CET-4)e.g.西門子致力于環(huán)境保護，目標是到2030年成為全球首家實現(xiàn)凈零碳足跡的大型工業(yè)公司?！猈ithacommitmenttoenvironmentalprotection,Siemensaimstobetheworld’sfirstmajorindustrialcompanytoachievenet-zerocarbonfootprintby2030.trench/trent?/n.alongnarrowholedugintothesurfaceoftheground直覺；直覺力；直覺的知識(TEM-4;CET-6)e.g.他補充說:“當你走近時，堡壘就會通過一條狹窄的壕溝向你敞開。”—Headded:“Whenyougetcloser,thefortressopensuptoyouthroughanarrowtrench.”StructureofTextATenTipsforBetterTeamwork1.Theteamunderstandsthegoals.2.Theteamcreatesacomfortableenvironment.3.Communicationisopen,honest,andrespectful.4.Teammembershaveastrongsenseofbelongstothegroup.5.Teammembersareviewedasuniquepeople.6.Creativity,innovation,anddifferentviewpointsareexpectedandencouraged.7.Theteamisabletoconstantlyexamineitself.8.Theteamhasagreeduponproceduresfordiagnosing,analyzing,andresolvingteamworkproblemsandconflicts.9.Participativeleadershipispracticedinateam.10.Membersoftheteammakehighqualitydecisionstogether.Exercises第五單元32.Paraphrase:Replacetheexpressionsofthebold.(1)Nomatterwhattheteamoritsreasonisforexisting,humansareinthemix,andeachteammemberbringsalongalloftheirbaggage—forgoodandforill.bringsalongalloftheirbaggage:bringwiththeirformerexperienceNomatterwhattheteamoritsreasonisforexisting,humansareinthemix,andeachteammemberbringswithhis/herformerexperience—forgoodandforill.2.Paraphrase:Replacetheexpressionsofthebold.(2)Giventhecomplexityofformingateamincludingconsciouslyorunconsciouslydevelopingteaminteractionnormsandguidelines,endingupwithaneffective,functioningteamisdownrightamazing.endingupwith:concluding;comingtoanendGiventhecomplexityofformingateamincludingconsciouslyorunconsciouslydevelopingteaminteractionnormsandguidelines,concludingwithaneffective,functioningteamisdownrightamazing.2.Paraphrase:Replacetheexpressionsofthebold.(3)Successfulteamworkisthecornerstoneforcreatingafunctioning,contributingteam.isthecornerstonefor:isthebaseofSuccessfulteamworkisthebaseofcreatingafunctioning,contributingteam.2.Paraphrase:Replacetheexpressionsofthebold.(4)Teammembersmusthaveanoverallmissionthatisagreeduponandthatprovidestheumbrellaforallthattheteamtriestodo.providestheumbrellafor:providesanoutlineofTeammembersmusthaveanoverallmissionthatisagreeduponandthatprovidesanoutlineofallthattheteamtriestodo.2.Paraphrase:Replacetheexpressionsofthebold.(5)Ifteammemberscanriseabovethetrench,theycanachievegreatness.riseabovethetrench:overcomeoperationalfaultsIfteammemberscanovercomeoperationalfaults,theycanachievegreatness.3.

Vocabulary:

Completethefollowingsentencesaboutteamworkwiththewordsinthebox,andchangetheformifnecessary.Youcantalkaboutthefunctionofteamworkonthebasisofthewordsinthebox.a.requirementsb.commonc.case d.teamworke.organizationf.collaborativeg.work h.organizationalTeamworkisthe

effortofateamtoachieveacommongoalortocompleteataskinthemosteffectiveandefficientway.f(2)Teamworkisseenwithinthegreaterframeworkofateam,whichisagroupofinterdependentindividualswhoworktogethertowardsa

goal.(3)Basic

foreffectiveteamworkareanadequateteamsize(about6–8members),availableresourcesfortheteamtomakeuseof,andclearlydefinedroleswithintheteaminorderforeveryonetohaveaclearpurpose.aba.requirementsb.commonc.case d.teamworke.organizationf.collaborativeg.work h.organizational(4)Teamworkispresentinanycontextwhereagroupofpeopleare

togethertoachieveacommongoal.(5)Thesecontextsincludeanindustrial

(formalworkteams),athletics(sportsteams),aschool(classmatesworkingonaproject),andthehealthcaresystem(operatingroomteams).ega.requirementsb.commonc.case d.teamworke.organizationf.collaborativeg.work h.organizational(6)Thelevelof

canvaryfromlow(e.g.golf,trackandfield),tointermediate(e.g.baseball,football),tohigh(e.g.basketball,soccer),dependingontheamountofcommunication,interaction,andcollaborationpresentbetweenteammembers.(7)Eventhoughteamworkamongindividualsisveryprominenttoday,thatwasnotthe

overhalfacenturyago.(8)Thecontemporary

teamworkfirstcameaboutduringWorldWarIandWorldWarII,inaneffortforcountriestounitetheirpeople.cd

a.requirementsb.commonc.case d.teamworke.organizationf.collaborativeg.work h.organizationalh4.Cloze:Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.[A]progress

[B]suffer[C]strengths

[D]teamwork[E]challenging[F]function[G]parallels

[H]goal

[I]achievable[J]motivated[K]trust

[L]accomplish

[M]uninterested

[N]tools[O]cooperationBusinessteamworkisanessentialpartofanycorporateventure.Itimpliestheabilityofagroupofpeopletoworktowardsacommon(1)

.Therearemanyimportantaspectsofwhatmakesforgood(2)

betweenemployees.HO[A]progress

[B]suffer[C]strengths

[D]teamwork[E]challenging[F]function[G]parallels

[H]goal

[I]achievable[J]motivated[K]trust

[L]accomplish

[M]uninterested

[N]tools[O]cooperationTrustisaveryimportantelementwhenitcomestobusiness(3)

.Ifindividualsinvolvedintheteamdonot(4)

eachother,theywillbelesslikelytohelpeachotherandthereforethewholeunitwill(5)

.Trustisvital.Cooperationisessential.Ateamcannot(6)

ifalloftheindividualsinvolvedare(7)

inwhattheotherteammembersaredoingorworkingtowards.DKBFM[A]progress

[B]suffer[C]strengths

[D]teamwork[E]challenging[F]function[G]parallels

[H]goal

[I]achievable[J]motivated[K]trust

[L]accomplish

[M]uninterested

[N]tools[O]cooperationOnewaythatteamsare(8)

isthroughtheuseofgoals.Theuseofspecificdaily,short-term,andlong-termgoalsallowsateamtofocusonveryspecifictasksandactivitiestoperform.Thisinturnallowstheteamtotracktheir(9)

,creatingasenseofaccomplishmentwhenagoalismetandamotivatingforcewhenagoalisnotmet.Itisveryimportantthatagoalis(10)

;ateamwhoisconstantlyfrustratedbyitsinabilitytomeetanyofitsgoalswillnotbeaneffectiveworkforce.

JAI[A]progress

[B]suffer[C]strengths

[D]teamwork[E]challenging[F]function[G]parallels

[H]goal

[I]achievable[J]motivated[K]trust

[L]accomplish

[M]uninterested

[N]tools[O]cooperationTeambuildingactivitiesarestilleffective(11)

increatingacohesivebodyofworkers.Itisimportantthatmembersofateamknoweachotherasrealpeople,eachwiththeirowndesires,(12)

,weaknesses,andinherentworth.Itiseasytothinkofone’scoworkersasfacelessandunimportant,orevenasimpedimentstoone’sowngoals.

NC[A]progress

[B]suffer[C]strengths

[D]teamwork[E]challenging[F]function[G]parallels

[H]goal

[I]achievable[J]motivated[K]trust

[L]accomplish

[M]uninterested

[N]tools[O]cooperationItiseasytoseethe(13)

betweenthenatureofsportsteamsandbusinessteamwork.Bothinvolvegroupsofpeoplewhodon’tnecessarilyhaveanythingelseincommon,butfindthemselvesinthepositionofneedingeachotherto

thegoalsthegrouphassetforitself.Bothcanbevery(15)

andbothcanbeveryrewardingaswithanythingworthwhile.

GLE5.

E-CTranslation:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.(1)Theteamcreatesanenvironmentinwhichpeoplearecomfortabletakingreasonablerisksincommunicating,advocatingpositions,andtakingaction.團隊創(chuàng)建了一種環(huán)境，在這種環(huán)境中，人們愿意在溝通、主張立場和采取行動時承擔合理的風險。5.

E-CTranslation:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.(2)Theyalsogainthesupportandcommitmentofthepeopletheyreporttoinordertoaccomplishandcommunicatetheteam’sprogressandsuccess.他們也能獲得上級的支持和承諾，以完成并匯報團隊的進展和成功。5.

E-CTranslation:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.(3)Thecandidatesyoumeetareallgoingtotrytodazzleyouwiththeirremarkablepersonalities,experience,workethic,andloveofteamwork.你碰到的候選人將會展示他們獨特的個性、經(jīng)歷、職業(yè)道德和對團隊合作的熱誠。5.

E-CTranslation:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.(4)Teamworkisthecollaborativeeffortofateamtoachieveacommongoalortocompleteataskinthemosteffectiveandefficientway.團隊合作是一個團隊為達到一個共同的目標而共同努力，或以一種最有效和有益的方式完成一項任務。5.

E-CTranslation:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.(5)Employeeswhoparticipateinthedecisionsofthecompanyfeelliketheyareapartoftheteamwithacommongoal.雇員通過參加公司的決策，感覺他們是具有一個共同目標團隊的一部分。6.

C-ETranslation:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishbasedonthecuewordsinbrackets.(1)我們的孩子不會因為害怕失敗而退縮。(holdback)OurChildrendon’tholdbackbecausetheyareafraidoffailing.(2)她們努力平衡工作和家庭相沖突的情況。(struggleto)Theywillstruggletobalancetheconflictingdemandsofworkandfamily.(3)你不必在每件事情上都取得別人的同意。(agreeupon)Youdon’thavetoagreeuponeverything.6.

C-ETranslation:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishbasedonthecuewordsinbrackets.(4)歐洲將承諾繼續(xù)實施經(jīng)濟刺激計劃。(becommittedto)Europewillstillbecommittedtothestimuluspackage.(5)為了單獨待在一起，杰克和海倫故意讓別人走在前面。(inorderto)JackandHelendroppedbehindinordertobealone.Role-playResearchwork:Searchonlinewithyourclassmatesfortheanswerstothefollowingquestionsaboutteamwork.1.Whyisteamworkimportant?2.Whatareeffectiveteamworkskills?3.Canyougivesomeexamplesofteamworkinbusiness?4.Howtobuildateamworkcultureinacompany?5.Howdoesabusinessleaderimproveteamwork?6.Doesteamworkhavesomedrawbacks?TextBWhyIsTeamworkImportantintheWorkplace?第五單元4QuestionsonTextB1.DoyouthinkChinesecompaniesencourageteamworkornot?2.Howtoshareideasorknowledgeinateam?3.Doyouknowcross-functionalteaminsomecompanies?Canyougiveanexample?4.Howtoimproveateam’sinternalcommunication?5.Ifyouareastudentteamleader,howtochooseyourteammembers?QuestionsonTextB1.DoyouthinkChinesecompaniesencourageteamworkornot?--Yes,Chinesecompaniesnowencourageteamwork.AlthoughteamworkisaWesternmanagementtool,Chinesebusinessmanagersuseteamworktoimprovecompany’scapabilityandefficiency.QuestionsonTextB2.Howtoshareideasorknowledgeinateam?--Usuallyinacompany,teammemberssharetheirideasorknowledgebyregularface-to-faceoronlinemeetings.QuestionsonTextB3.Doyouknowcross-functionalteaminsomecompanies?Canyougiveanexample?--Ifthereisabigprojectinacompany,suchasIPO,thecompanywillusuallyformacross-functionalteamwhichwillincludelegal,accounting,finance,HR,administrationandotherdepartmentmanagers.QuestionsonTextB4.Howtoimproveateam’sinternalcommunication?--Inordertoimproveateam’sinternalcommunication,theteammustmakesomerulesaboutinternalcommunication,suchasregularbrainstormmeetings,weeklyreports,milestonechecklists,etc.QuestionsonTextB5.Ifyouareastudentteamleader,howtochooseyourteammembers?--Youcanchooseyourteammembersaccordingtotheteam’sskillrequirementsandapplicants’formerexperience.U5:TextBWhyIsTeamworkImportantintheWorkplace?1

Teamworkisanactivitythatmanypeopletrytoavoidintheworkplace,butwhyarewesoagainstit?I’mheretotellyouthatthereareanumberofbenefitsofworkinginteamsforbothyoupersonallyandforyourorganization.Notonlyisitagreatopportunityforprofessionaldevelopment,itisalsoameansofmakingyourworkeasier.Readbelowtolearnwhyteamworkisimportantintheworkplace,andthebenefitsitcanhaveforyou.U5:TextBWhyIsTeamworkImportantintheWorkplace?

IncreasedEfficiency2

Whenworkinginateam,youareworkingtowardsacommongoalorsetofobjectives.Thewholeprocessofyourworkbecomesmoreefficient.Forexample,ifthereisaproblemfacedalongthewaytherearemore“handsondeck”tohelpsolvetheissue.Similarly,havingmultipleteammembersonboardallowsyoutogettheworkdonefasterwithsharedresponsibilities.Fromamanagementperspective,encouragingteamworkintheworkplacewillallowyourcompanyordepartmenttotakeonadditionalwork,andinturngenerateextrarevenuewithouthavingtohiremorestaff.U5:TextBWhyIsTeamworkImportantintheWorkplace?

IdeaGeneration3

Oneofthegreatestbenefitsofworkinginateamistheinspirationandideasthatcanresultfromteamdiscussions.Whenrunningideasbyoneandother,thereisalotmorescopeforcreativityincomparisontoworkingonaprojectalone.Inaneffectiveteamenvironment,staffmembersfeelconfidentinsuggestingtheirideas.Whenworkingautonomouslyandhavingadirectresponsibilityforideas,peopletendtopresentthesaferoptiontotheirmanagers.However,wheninateambrainstormingenvironmentthenotionofsuggestingcreativeanduniqueideasiswelcomed.Teamsalsobringpeopletogetherfromdifferentbackgroundsandlevelsofexperiencewhichcanhelpincreatingoptimalsolutions.U5:TextBWhyIsTeamworkImportantintheWorkplace?

ALearningExperience4

Asmentionedabove,teamworkisimportantintheworkplaceasitbringspeopletogetherfromdifferentbackgroundsandlevelsofexperience.Consequently,projectswhichinvolveteamworkalsoserveasanopportunityforprofessionaldevelopmentandlearning.Thismaybeconsciouslearningduringameeting,orlearningwhichoccurswithoutyouevenrealizingitwhilelistingtoothers.Itisquitepossiblethatyoucanlearnfromsomeoneelse’sknowledgewhichallowsyourownskillsandcapabilitiestogrow.BillieNordmeyeraddsthat“Individualteammembersserveaseducationalresourcestootheremployeesinateamenvironment.”Itisalsoimportanttonotethatasemployeesbecomemoreknowledgeable,theirconfidenceincreases.Thiscanhelpimprovetheirattitudeaswellasincreasetheirjobsatisfactionwhichisawin-winsituationforemployers.U5:TextBWhyIsTeamworkImportantintheWorkplace?

EnhancedCommunication5

Communicationiskeytothesuccessofmanyprojects—sowhynotengageinanactivitythatcanhelpenhanceyourcommunicationskills?Teamworkactivitiessuchasmeetingtogethertodiscussideasorcollaboratinginformationtocontributetoaprojectrequirebothverbalandwrittencommunicationskills.Workingregularlyinthiscapacitywillallowyoudevelopbothyourownskillsaswellasthosewhoareinyourteam.Teamworkalsofacilitatesanopendiscussionwhichallowseachteammembertobeadequatelyinformedabouttheproject.Inthisrespect,wheneveryoneisonthesamepage,thisensuresthattheprojectiscompletedasefficientlyaspossible.U5:TextBWhyIsTeamworkImportantintheWorkplace?

SharetheWorkload6

Whenworkinginateamtowardsacommongoal,theworkloadissharedamongallteammembers.Inaperfectscenario,thisworkshouldbesharedequallyandbedistributedaccordingtothestrengthsofeachmember.Teamworkalsoallowsforhelpinganotherteammemberwhenyouhavefinishedyourworkload.Itisimportanttorememberthatyouareallworkingtowardsthesamegoal—ifyoufinishyourworkbeforeothers,youshouldofferyourassistanceinordertohelpcompletetheproject.Fromamanagementperspective,whenitcomestodelegation,thisshouldbeconductedwiththestrengthsofyouremployeesinmind.Assigningtaskstothecorrectpeoplewillensuremaximumefficiencyandahighqualityoutput.U5:TextBWhyIsTeamworkImportantintheWorkplace?

SupportNetwork7

Itisimportanttorem