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Teams Drive Innovation, Productivity and Growth
Companies are constantly adapting to provide the most efficient and
productive work environments for their employees. The team —not
the individual contributor—is the new secret for business success.
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The Power of Teams: Cross-Functional Collaboration:
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bring an idea to and perspectives and loyalty to the team
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Millennials in particular seek collaborative work cultures.
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88 [0 overcompetition.
of the workforce
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Technology reigns supreme in
TeCh11010gY Powers today's teamwork-driven
the Modern Team workplace. connecting more
employees than ever before.
Corporate investments in collaboration technologies include team workspaces.
project management. group chat, social intranets and video conferencing.
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Market > 8 5 0!) users across
$33_3B organizational levels
$21.73 connect with peers
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of collaboration services
will be cloud—delivered
by 2018.
Growing trends
2-in-3 companies will adopt
bring—your—own—device [BYOD]
programs by 2017.
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Productivity Improved time to market
Workplace collaboration can Better workplace collaboration
increase successful and fewer approval levels can
innovation by reduce time to market by
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5 Characteristics
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Body language is focused on
the speaker, and members '
use energetic gestures
when talking.
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Speak and collaborate with
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just the leader.
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Members continue collaborating
together outside of formal colleagues OUTSIDE the
gatherings, such as meetings team, bringing information
and debriefings. and ideas back to the group.
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greater
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Employees collaborate with
With businesses continuing to support teamwork and
connectivity in and out of the office, employees can be more
productive, efficient and, ultimately, satisfied on the job.
Get the 3-step system for building a teamwork culture in any
organization: .
Sources:
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