Alchemy of Change by Arora H N; Sinha Rajan;

Author:Arora, H N; Sinha, Rajan; [Sinha, H. N. Arora and Rajan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2019-10-27T16:00:00+00:00

Even with the right team in place, it takes time for the team members to align themselves in a clear direction. With clarity on objective to be achieved, as a team, the members must thoroughly understand and follow the procedures as also the set of norms that have been mutually worked out for effective functioning of the team.

Partnerships are necessary for fostering good teamwork and realizing a common purpose. Partnerships call for immense trust, and, therefore, are as much a reflection of the state of mind as they are of the physical assets of each of the contributing partners. The outcome is one real partnership with sharing and concern as its core values and which enables not only the survival but also sustaining a competitive advantage.

Key factors in team development are commitment, trust, purpose, communication, involvement and process orientation. Team members must see themselves as belonging to a team rather than as individuals who operate autonomously and should be committed to group goals. Team members must have faith in each other, support each other and feel a sense of ownership. Everyone in the team has a role, and the team understands how it fits into the overall business of the organization. Despite differences, team members must feel a sense of partnership with each other. Teamwork is the ability to work together towards a common vision. Once a team understands why it is together and where it is going, it must have a process or means to get there. The process should include problem-solving tools, regular meetings, meeting agendas and minutes, and accepted ways of dealing with problems.

The success of teamwork depends largely on the capacity of the individuals to look beyond their narrow horizons of esteem, preferences and gain, by following the path of self-restraint, self-control and renunciation. If a team is to reach its potential, each team member must be willing to subjugate his personal goals for this higher purpose.

The key to team building lies in basic values, amplified by obligation orientation. Teams break up or become weak because the leaders adhere to surface-level skills in preference to deeper values of management ethics, and there is a sense of ‘entitlement and rights’.

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