Reflection 12: TEAM AND TEAM BUILDING

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together

is success”, this statement from Henry Ford can very well highlight the importance of
working together in teams.

Team work and Team Building are essential to make the organization a better
place to work.

Every employee is dependent on his fellow employees to work together and

contribute efficiently to the organization. No employee can work alone; he has to take
the help of his colleagues to accomplish the tasks efficiently. It has been observed that
the outcome comes out to be far better when employees work in a team rather than
individually as every individual can contribute in his best possible way. In organizations,
individuals having a similar interest and specializations come together on a common
platform and form a team.

Employees are the assets of every organization and its success is directly
proportional to the hard work every employee puts in. Individuals must work in a little
different and smarter way than the others and always feel motivated to give their best.
Effort by a single team member goes unnoticed and every team member should
contribute equally. Individuals must be aware what his fellow team members are
working on and what he is supposed to do.

Team Building activities bring employees closer and one feels happy to go to
work daily. Individuals start enjoying their work and feel fresh the entire day. Team
Building activities improve the relations and strengthen the bond among the employees.
Every one strives hard to achieve a common goal.

Team Building exercises also increase the trust factor among the employees. If
you are sitting next to a driver, whom you don’t trust, you will always feel uncomfortable
and will never be able to enjoy the ride. If you don’t trust your teacher, you can never
learn anything from him. You need to trust people. Don’t always assume that your fellow
employee will speak ill about you in front of your superiors. Trust him, you will feel
relaxed.

The productivity increases when individuals work as a team. They tend to divide
work among themselves and hence the objectives are achieved at a much faster pace.
People take less leaves and concentrate more on their work and eventually the
organization benefits.

Individuals feel more positive and confident at work. Stress disappears and it
reflects on their work. Chances of mistakes reduce and people stop cribbing and
blaming others. There is positivity all around. Allow team members to express
themselves freely.