Levels of Teamwork
Published on: May 10, 2022
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Now teamwork is a common buzzword in most organizations, but there is often a disconnect between what the parties involved thinks that means.
The 5 levels of teamwork are…
- Communication: In this sense, I am talking about broadcasting what you plan to do. General communication is, of course, required at all levels. At this level of teamwork, though, the point is that there is only communication, and no other activity.
- Coordination: This is where two people or groups try to resolve potential conflicts as they each work on their goals.
- Compromise: Each team member gives a little to get a little.
- Cooperation: Working together so each team gets closer to their own goals.
- Collaboration: A merging of goals to create a joint, aligned effort
The highest level is the Collaborative Teams. The members here value high levels of communication, with pride in performing exceptional work. In observing such a team, you will hear things like:
- We understand the rules rules and follow them, because we helped develop them and know they are important. .
- Company policy must be adapted to fit changing conditions.
- We each perform our work in a way that complements the work of others.
- Different people do the things that best fit their strengths, but we always consider how to optimize the end result.
- It’s important to continually adapt and improve the way things are done.
- We love asking questions, because that’s how we learn and improve together.
- If someone asks for help, we figure out how and when we can be most helpful to them and our team.
- When mistakes happen, we learn from them.
- We take great pride in our work.
A Collaborative team which thinks this way might work in an industry-leading company that states their purpose like this: Creating premier properties. Building lasting relationships.
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