Team synergy refers to the combined performance and results of a team. The key factors that define the potential for team synergy are: 1) common interests that align individual efforts towards a shared goal, 2) common values such as humility, honesty, trust, and discipline, and 3) complementary talents that allow team members to leverage each other's strengths. Introducing the "wrong" person into a team who does not share the common interests and values can have a devastating effect and turn positive synergy into negative synergy, just as adding the wrong chemical can transform a beneficial substance into a destructive one.
Team synergy refers to the combined performance and results of a team. The key factors that define the potential for team synergy are: 1) common interests that align individual efforts towards a shared goal, 2) common values such as humility, honesty, trust, and discipline, and 3) complementary talents that allow team members to leverage each other's strengths. Introducing the "wrong" person into a team who does not share the common interests and values can have a devastating effect and turn positive synergy into negative synergy, just as adding the wrong chemical can transform a beneficial substance into a destructive one.
Team synergy refers to the combined performance and results of a team. The key factors that define the potential for team synergy are: 1) common interests that align individual efforts towards a shared goal, 2) common values such as humility, honesty, trust, and discipline, and 3) complementary talents that allow team members to leverage each other's strengths. Introducing the "wrong" person into a team who does not share the common interests and values can have a devastating effect and turn positive synergy into negative synergy, just as adding the wrong chemical can transform a beneficial substance into a destructive one.
Presented by Aliya zehra BM-26517 Sajjad Ali BM-26520 The Ultimate Guide To Team Synergy
In modern organizational theory, 'synergy' means
much more than “working together.”
The combination of common interests, common
values & complementary talents defines the potential for team synergy. The modern concept of synergy was proposed by chemists. They discovered that every time they separated atoms or molecules from a complex compound, the behavior of the separate parts could never explain the behavior of all of them interconnected. For example, the chemical behaviors of isolated hydrogen (H 2) and isolated oxygen (O2) do not offer any kind of information about the chemical behavior of water (H2O). Chemist called this principles synergy, a form of collective transmutation that allowed for endless research and innovation in chemistry. By the same token, in modern organizational theory, synergy means much more than “working together.” Synergy is actually a systemic principle that explains how a team's collective performance is unpredictable based solely on its member’s individual performances. Therefore, a team’s collective performance can be either better or worse than the sum of its members’ individual performances. This introduces a level of risk that is widely overlooked by most authors and that holds the key to understanding organizational success versus organizational failure. This is why we must talk about positive synergy versus negative synergy and how to pursue the former while avoiding the latter. Positive synergy vs. negative synergy Going back to chemistry for just a moment, we know that if we add sulfur (S8) to a controlled environment already containing water (H2O), given the right temperature and pressure conditions we can turn said water into sulfuric acid (H2SO4). In other words, we can transform a life-giving substance, water, into a destructive one, sulfuric acid. This is a metaphor to show how positive synergy can be turned into negative synergy by adding the “wrong” element. In teamwork, the same can happen. In this regard, introducing the “wrong” person into a team can have devastating effects on performance. Achieving and sustaining positive synergy is a very complex task, and it starts with hiring the right people. Of course, positive synergy depends also on good leadership and other ongoing people-management processes. However, anyone who has ever had real team leadership responsibilities knows that hiring the wrong person is far worse than not hiring the right person. Figuratively speaking, it is a lot more difficult to turn a piece of carbon into a diamond than to The chemistry of teamwork I have found that, just as the numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons define the potential for chemical synergy, the combination of common interests, common val ues, and complementary talents defines the potent ial for team synergy. Let us explore each of these factors further. Common interests. When people share common interests, they align their individual efforts toward the same goal. More specifically, they find personal affinities that help them work together, seek opportunities to leverage each other’s talents, and measure the results of their collective efforts with respect to their common goal. •Common values. When people share common values, they can forge strong, long-lasting alliances. More specifically, I have found that people who share the values of humility, honesty, trust, and discipline achieve the highest synergies. 1.Humility is the capacity to acknowledge one’s own truth. This allows every team member to have a clear image of the self and address all personal growth and professional development needs in a timely fashion. 2.Honesty is the capacity to share one’s own truth with others. This allows team members to know each other more closely, develop trust, help each other, and carry out team improvement initiatives with further reach. 3.Trust is the ability to focus on one’s task while letting others focus on theirs, thus optimizing efforts. Equally, trust also allows for team members to check up on each other to make sure all tasks remain aligned with the common goal. Likewise, trust leads naturally to loyalty and solidarity. 4.Discipline is the ability to continue to work toward a goal regardless of the circumstances. Discipline requires commitment, courage, resilience, and drive. Thank You