Develop your organizations team spirit
- Hire
people who will work well together.
- Develop
a shared vision and commitment.
- Bring
people together in formal group meetings for open discussion of broad-based
issues.
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Encourage positive, informal interactions between group members.
- Instill
a "winning" attitude throughout the organization.
- Watch
for-and quickly try to reverse-team building problems such as jealousy,
cynicism, and defensive behavior.
To build a winning team, you not only need to show people
what direction the company is headed in, but you need to get them to "buy in" to
this direction. You can't expect people to support a group if they don't agree
with where it's headed-or worse-don't even know where it's headed.
Large group meetings, parties, and celebrations help build
solidarity throughout the organization. However, when people participate in
smaller group meetings in which work is done and decisions are made, they feel
that they are an active, important part of a team.
