Is it realistic, or is it just simplistic imported American psychobabble and things would be much better if each person just got on with their own job and did it well rather than "mucking in" ie looking for an excuse to anything other than what they are supposed to be doing? I know what I think, what about you?
2007-03-02 09:36:24 · 6 answers · asked by Buckaroo Banzai 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Load of crap if you ask me! 'There's no i in team - my ****'. I work in a really nice place but there are the odd few ***-kissers who are lazy and would sell their granny for a bit of praise or recognition for the work they don't do!! Teams can only work well, in my opinion, if they like each other/get along.
2007-03-02 10:18:02 · answer #1 · answered by bessie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The problem the CEO is trying to solve with efforts to foster teamwork is that its opposite is destructive. Employees -- including senior executives -- are measured on how well their results compare with peers. If their peers fall short, there is less pressure on them. Their results will look comparatively better.
The shareholders lose when the energies of employees are devoted to their individual fiefdoms and not to the success of the organization as a whole. Much of what a company needs to do to compete successfully in a global enviornment has to do with the effective coordination of groups of employees across a wide range of disciplines.
The company which succeeds in fostering these cross-organizational projects has the competitive edge.
The transformation to this team orientation has been a very rocky road in the United States. Indeed, teamwork (I don't like the term) has often degenerated into psychobabble and worse. This level of cooperation has frequently eluded achievement because it is often portrayed as a substitute for the kind of edgy interaction that helps propel an organization.
They key to all this is for the CEO to set the example. He should be (1) requiring his direct reports to meet their goals, (2) measuring their ability to help make their peers successful, (3) rewarding ways in which the interests of shareholders are advanced with cross-organizational innovations.
In a word -- other than teamwork -- the CEO should measure the ability of his direct reports to cooperate and collaborate. The organizations of his senior executives would have to fall in line for that to be achieved and the senior executive rewarded.
2007-03-02 18:09:05 · answer #2 · answered by jackbutler5555 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the type of workplace, teamwork may be critical to the organization’s success. Almost anytime you have a group of people who have to work closely together, teamwork is vital. Examples include the military, aircrew on commercial aircraft, business departments/units, hospitals and ERs, drilling rig crews, just to name a few.
So teamwork is real and an essential facet of successful coordination.
2007-03-02 17:59:27 · answer #3 · answered by cranknbank9 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Psychobabble with added scope for dossers where nobody is actually responsible and everyone seeks the credit. It is favoured by loosers and lead swingers who cannot advance themselves on thier own merits.
2007-03-02 17:41:06 · answer #4 · answered by Finbarr D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
where i work, our motto is team work. but we have two that stand around and watch everybody else work.. in my opinion they are as worthless as **** on a boar hog but i go and do my job to the best of my ability. the rest of my team members are great, a pleasure to work with and always willing to help out when needed. there is no i in team and a team gets things done alot quicker than one person.
2007-03-02 19:38:21 · answer #5 · answered by ~beagleluvr~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on yr job ..sometimes teamwork is faster and then again its just a euphanism for covering the tracks of the lazy buggers you work with
2007-03-02 17:48:17 · answer #6 · answered by lancashiretasty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋