23rd August 2011 - It is said that a company easily flourishes when its staff works together as an effective team. Having a good team chemistry ensures that the personnel work to their best capacity thereby enhancing the productivity and also ensuring that the whole workplace is happy.
However, to make this happen nowadays, it is important to conduct some or the other sort of Team Building processes now and then. Business is all about profits and that comes when there is a collective likeminded effort by each and every member.
A manager or staff coordinator can also make the team work well by making them understand what the chemistry is all about and how they should go about everything. Through the activities, they learn these things themselves but some managers prefer just talking to them about it. If done right, then even this opens an effective communication medium between the supervisor and the staff and also amongst the personnel themselves. The first thing which should be made clear to them is what is expected from them.
Moreover, when talking about expectations, also mention their role and where they fit into the scheme of things. A person who is clear about his or her place can work in a team effectively. Just talking to them about how a team helps the whole business and even their individual careers work can bring a major impact. If required, the chemistry building exercises can be done to bring more emphasis to the expectations.
However, when doing these, it is better to give all the attention, effort and time necessary for them to gel into the team.
The next thing which should be imparted with or without Team Building processes is the knowledge of collaboration. The first part involved expectation from individual roles. This part is about how those roles are important for their own success, the success of the team and then the company. Including every individual in the process of setting goals, solving the problems and making decisions makes this step easier. After all, the main requirement was for the team to collaborate and effectively work together.