041: 5 Tips for Improving Teamwork

<p>Being successful in corporate America means being good at teamwork. You aren’t going to be able to work effectively without basic teamwork skills.</p> <p>Teamwork is something that you never master, so today, we are going to cover 5 things you can do to improve teamwork.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #9070cf;">Being Open</span></p> <p>To new ideas, perspectives, people. When a team is working well, it is because of the openness of the team members to bring their ideas to the table without worrying about any negative consequences.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #9070cf;">Transparency</span></p> <p>Everyone on the team needs to be transparent. This is tricky because some people, by nature, are not comfortable with transparency.</p> <p>Teams are transparent when they say what they mean, when they listen to what others have to say, and when they don’t gossip.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #9070cf;">One Mission</span></p> <p>Sometimes the mission gets lost because each department has their own objectives. But, every team in a company should be supporting the overall mission of the company. Great teams remember this.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #9070cf;">Be Inclusive</span></p> <p>Many companies fall into the trap that they go to the same people over-and-over. You should purposefully include people from adjacent departments to ensure you are getting different perspectives.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #9070cf;">Accountability</span></p> <p>Good teams have a culture of accountability. They build into their framework tools that help with accountability because they recognize that it isn’t everybody’s strength.</p>