Cooperating successfully in teams
Cooperating successfully in teams
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Trust and team spirit are a core aspect for a team to be successful in the long term. It is a critical indicator of cohesive teams. When people join teams where there is a high level of trust and positive team spirit, they become attached to the team and do not want to leave the job, even if other job…
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The GROW coaching model by Sir John Whitmore is a proven model that brings structure in a coaching conversation with your colleagues. It allows facilitation of learning that is based on personal needs, insights and decisions to move forward, which enables ownership of personal and professional development. This model is especially useful when teams of trainers want to cultivate a…
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Conflicts are part of the natural process of any relationship including the ones with your teammates. A conflict can happen because of miscommunication and misunderstanding, but also because due to differences of approaches, opinions, attitudes and perspectives on a situation, or in some instances lack of resources. Acknowledging the conflict as part of the teamwork it’s only the first step…
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https://elements.envato.com/bright-green-push-pin-concept-P74UYTX So, you have a problem within the team. Well, that’s not only good, but it’s needed when there are healthy disagreements. In these following articles, we will talk about some ways of how those conflicts and disagreements can be addressed. Why did I choose this tool? It takes years to master the skill of recognizing the conflicts and addressing…
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When there is conflicts or disagreements, there must be a basic understanding of the situation. What are the conditions, the goals, the bargaining positions, the scope of negotiations, and the attitude while negotiating and looking for a solution? In this article, we will look at the basics of understanding and identifying the problem. It doesn’t matter if you are a…
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Good communication tops most people’s lists of important skills for working in a team. One of the most important person-to-person communication skills is the ability to give and receive criticism effectively. It is also one of the most challenging skills. In the text bellow, we are going to talk about some techniques that can be used for developing the ability…
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Many people get defensive and stressed when receiving negative feedback or criticism. Sometimes after receiving that feedback, the personal relationship deteriorates, there might be a counter-attack and escalation of the situation even if the other person had all the best intentions. While working in a team it is crucial to be aware of and develop an ability to receive feedback…
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Disagreements escalate into conflicts when people come to a dead end. This might occur when a mutually reached agreement fails to happen or on account of failing to understand each other, or not being able to agree or to disagree. Regardless of how difficult a conflict might seem, it must be always observed from different perspectives in order to search…
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In this article we will explain how to focus on understanding the interests of the people with whom you work with, with whom you potentially will have disagreements with, and learning how to address them, avoid them or feel comfortable with. Why did I choose this tool? In the previous article we talked about when disagreeing with someone, it is…
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Why did I choose this tool? The previous articles focus on the basic model of the ability to challenge ourselves, the reflections connected to increasing our capacity and stepping out of our comfort zone. This article will focus on what challenges us and what is our response to a variety of challenges. The understanding of our attitude when we are…
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