Teamwork of carders: rules and secrets

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We are taught to teamwork at carding school, in secondary and higher educational institutions: we are divided into several groups and offered to complete some task or project. However, no one talks about how to work together harmoniously, taking into account the characteristics and predispositions of each team member. We must learn this ourselves.

By the way, this is a common “problem” of soft skills - they are not taught anywhere, we ourselves accumulate and learn to apply this experience. However, conscious self-development is a completely different level, it seems to us that it is much better - when you realize what skill you lack to achieve a certain goal, and begin to study different sources, conceptualize what is not taught in school in order to learn to be more effective. devoting time to practice and not neglecting theory.

So, today our article is devoted to team building, the basics of social psychology, as well as applied advice that will help everyone (not only leaders) create short-term or long-term and mutually beneficial teams.

48-64% increased concentration of attention of employees when working in a team [Deport WPF, 2019].
75% teams of various organizations are ineffective [Psychology and Business, 2019].
44% teams of two can work faster than teams of four [Work Life, 2019].

? Specifically and on the case​

If you participated in brainstorming sessions, planning meetings and strategic sessions, trying to come up with something and implement as a team, then let’s guess, it all ended in chatter, and the thought arose: it would be better if I sat down and invented all this alone. In this video, you will learn how scientists from different cities of the United States conducted secret military developments remotely in the middle of the last century, when there was still no Internet; how, while modifying brainstorming, people came up with the idea for Pringles chips; and under what conditions the creative abilities of people are revealed, and under what conditions - vice versa.

? Useful materials​

Building a truly effective team is a whole science, and it is not so easy to learn it. It has its own subtleties, principles and features. In this block, we are talking about the basics of team building, which will help you understand the topic and already at this stage understand how to adjust teamwork:

• " Principles and features of team building "
• " Stages of forming a Takman team"
• " Team Roles "
• " Five dysfunctions in teamwork "
• " Coaching: what it is and how to learn it "
• " Social technologies "
• " A-player: how to find an effective employee "
• " How to help people take responsibility "

? For the curious​

Perhaps this block can be called applied. We talk about team building games and reveal the secrets of how to become a strong team player and what to do to make your team truly effective:

• " How to build a successful team "
• " Pros and cons of teamwork "
• " Game" Balloon "for team building "
• " How to Increase Team Creativity "
• " Ten Ways to Become a Team Player "
• " Building a positive team "
• " Rules for a Successful Leader "
• " Conflicts in the work collective: what are there and how to avoid "
• " The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey "

? Exercise "Immediate Tasks"​

Teamwork exercises must be performed collectively, which is not always possible. Therefore, we offer you some recommendations to help you become a better team player than you were before, even if you just want to be part of the team. Realizing that you will have to work in a group, be sure to try to develop in the following directions:

• Understand your tasks
• Understand your capabilities
• Support your colleagues
• Offer your solutions
• Criticize only constructively
• Stop conflicts
• Increase your responsibility

These seemingly trivial things actually play a very important role. By adhering to these principles, you will very quickly establish yourself as a team player, gain the respect of all team members and earn credibility.

This is useful​

Teamwork, like the position of a leader, assumes that you can find an approach to each person, "handle" potentially conflict situations, and that you see the strengths and weaknesses of each team member, and assign roles to accomplish tasks. including proceeding from this.
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