Grace Njoki-Journalist
Teamwork is important for the success of all businesses. To have meaningful and long life career you need to work well with teams.
Being in a team is different with being a team worker. Working with your team is very important for any organization because you will all work to achieve the same goal.
When we work as a team we exceed set targets, exceed results and create pride at work.
Employees want to be associated to a winning team and they are proud to be part of the winning team.
As managers of organizations, ensure your employees work as at a team to realize the company’s goal. Allow them to share idea and support their dreams as you aim to achieve a common goal.
Below are importance of working as a team;
- New ideas-employees will contribute new ideas that they work on as a team and improve the work.
- Problem solving-employees will brainstorm ideas and come up with creative ways of doing things to get solutions to challenges they are facing.
- Support- when work is shared among team members it gets done faster. The team will support each other to achieve a common goal.
- Morale boost-teams boost morale at work through sharing ideas this makes you feel part of the team and you work aiming to one common goal.
- Creativity-when all members of a team operate at an equal level ,people tend to open up ideas .If there is a sense of connection they will share opinions and thoughts without fear of judgment.
- Employees are happy-when a team behaves like a family, then work will be a burden no more. The team will look out for others and help them in case they need help .They will hold each other’s hands so that they can reach the goals they have set.
- Revenue generation –organizations work to gain money to help facilitate the programs and pay its employees. If so it is important to work in a team to meet targets and get revenue.
- Sense of accomplishment-while working as a team on a common goal, team members encourage and support one another. When working on a project as one unit, the sense of accomplishment also becomes greater on finishing the task .It brings a sense of confidence and fulfillment in the entire team.
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