How to turn yourself to team player?

Question

In your opinion, how to turn an individual to team player? Usually in organization we need to collaborate and work together with other members thus when we participate in the organization how can we turn ourselves to become a team player ? What are the skills that we need to being a team player?

Answer 1

Play team sports.

In a team, the individual has to be aware of the roles of their team mates. They have to be able to trust their team mates to do the job when they pass the ball (or the client or some section of the account or whatever) to them.

- roles - understand them
- trust (respect)
- understanding that the people who score the goals only get there because someone has given them the ball in the right place at the right time

Answer 2

A team player is someone who can focus on achieving the goal presented and not on recognition for individual contributions.

A team player listens to other's input objectively and is able to build upon the positives in that input in order to incorporate the positive aspects of that input into the action plan.

A team player is someone who encourages others to participate.

A team player is someone who is able to find satisfaction in the accomplishment of a goal achieved by a true group effort.

A team player is someone who works for agreement in a group, bringing everyone into action and mediating disagreements successfully.


A team player is someone who recognizes that many minds are better and more creative than one and appreciates other's contributions.