This document discusses teamwork and its importance. It defines teamwork as collaborating with others to achieve a goal. Effective teamwork creates synergy where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It also fosters flexibility, responsiveness, and a sense of achievement. However, teams can fail due to a lack of vision, responsibility, trust, and dealing with conflicts and power struggles. The benefits of teamwork include completing tasks more quickly, greater job satisfaction, learning from others, improved production and profits for employers, and better products for customers. The disadvantages include taking more time to make decisions and potential pressure to conform or be influenced by dominant personalities.

1. TEAM WORK
Seminar
On
Teamwork

2. Content
 Introduction
 What is Teamwork?
 Why TEAMWORK Matters
 Building Effective Teams
 Why Teams Fail?
 Benefits
 Disadvantages

3. Introduction
 Teamwork can be defined as the skill to work with
a team of people collaboratively for achieving a
particular goal.
 It plays an important part in the success of a
business because it is important for colleagues to
work in a team and try their best in all the
conditions.

4. What is Teamwork?
It is the kind of work that teams are
best configured to do. It is work that
blends individual strengths so that they
complement each other, and in doing
so brings people together with a sense
of friendship and shared vision so that
their strengths are applied in a
common direction towards meaningful
goals.

5. So, What is TEAM?
Together
Everyone
Achieves
More

6. Why TEAMWORK Matters
 Creates synergy - the sum is greater than the parts
 Supports a more empowered way of working
 Encourages multi-disciplinary work where teams cut
across organizational divides
 Fosters flexibility and responsiveness
 Promotes the sense of achievement, equity and
friendship, essential for a motivated workplace;
 When managed properly, teamwork is a better way to
work!

7. Building Effective Teams
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Negotiation
• Trust
• Other

8. Why Teams Fail?
• Lack of vision
• Failure to be personally
responsible
• Conflict between personality
• Power struggle
• No clear identity
• No coaching

9. BENEFITS OF TEAMWORK
 FOR EMPLOYEES
• Tasks are completed more quickly
• Greater job satisfaction
• Work is often more enjoyable – happier
workplace
• Ability to draw on other peoples’ experiences and
ideas – getting support in the workplace

10. BENEFITS OF TEAM WORK
FOR EMPLOYER
•Improved production and higher staff
morale
•Reduced staff turnover
•Increased profits and product quality
FOR CUSTOMERS
•Better products

11. Disadvantage of Working in a Team
 More time may be needed to reach a
decision and take action
 There may be pressure to conform to team
norms and attitudes
 There may be resistance to change if the
team’s culture is negative
 A dominant person may influence the
team’s decision-making
 There is more opportunity for conflict to
emerge and continue
 It may be difficult to work out who is
responsible for action

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