If your answer to this question is no then you
are failing to see the bigger picture. Successful leaders in business always foster
working as a team within their business.
Belonging to a team is a result of feeling
part of something larger than yourself. When your employees feel that they are
part of your team they become more invested in the well being of your
business. This not only increases
employee retention but your business also benefits from increased productivity
and quality of work from employees who really care.
A
team-oriented environment can contribute to the overall success of your business.
Even if you have multiple departments with completely different job
descriptions, your goal should be to unify all of your staff to accomplish your
business’ overall goals.
Creating
this overall sense of teamwork in your business has been proven time and time
again to bring success to all types of businesses and their leaders. It really is true that a happy employee is a
productive employee and a happier work environment means a happier and less
stressed out owner!
Unfortunately there are many that ignore the
benefits of creating a teamwork environment in their workplace. But there are also those who try but may
struggle with how to create the experience of team work or how to develop an
effective team.
A great resource is the book How Winning
Works: 8 Essential Leadership Lessons from the Toughest Teams on Earth by Robyn
Benincasa. Benincasa declares that we
should “Lead by strength, not by title.”
Nothing
defeats team spirit more than pointing out someone’s weaknesses. All successful teams are built on
respect. All negative remarks should be
squashed as soon as they appear. Respect
your employees and they in turn will respect you.
Recognize
both your employee’s strengths and weaknesses and play to their strengths. Set them up for success by assigning tasks to
them that play to their strengths. Your
bonus is that you will also have success.
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