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How to Strengthen Team Culture
in Your Company
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#1. Have a
Team-Orientated Organization
First of all, it’s important to make
teamwork one of your core company values and put clear emphasis on
teams who are able to manage themselves well and are empowered to
make their own decisions. Avoid just talking about teamwork; make it
happen by being committed to giving your teams the authority to get
work done on terms that work for them whilst making sure that they
take responsibility for the results.
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Teamwork
Team vs.
Group
Synergistic Team
Let Values
Rule
Family-like Environment
Example:
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Come up with ways to strengthen teams
within your workplace, such as team building events and friendly
competitions. Even small strategies such as branded clothing and
lapel pins can be a great idea. These are kinds of custom pins that
can be worn by your employees both in and out of the office. |
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#2. Cross-Train
Employees
When your employees have a better
understanding of how other areas of the company work, they will be
more likely to make decisions that benefit the company as a whole,
rather than simply focusing on the team or department that they work
in. Give your employees the opportunity to learn about other
people’s jobs and the roles that they play in the organization.
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Team
Team
Building
Synergistic Team
Intellectual Teamwork
Team Creativity |
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Allowing your
Super-Smart Employees to
tackle concerns that interest them by themselves and put
together their own team without the need to elevate every decision
to top management will often make for a more efficient organization
with a stronger team culture. |
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#4. Provide Team
With Resources
No matter how talented the individuals
who make up your teams are, they will struggle to be successful if
they are not provided with the proper resources.
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Teams will need a few basics in
order to achieve success; these
include a well-equipped space
where they can regularly meet,
and adequate time to devote to
these team meetings. If
required, be sure to provide
your teams with the appropriate
budget and guidance to spend it
as they see best for the
company. Always be on hand to
discuss which resources are
needed and how they will be
obtained to help your teams work
to the best of their ability.
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#5. Encourage Strong
Relationships
Encouraging strong working
relationships between everybody
who works for your company will
strengthen teamwork and make for
a friendlier, more loyal company
culture.
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High LQ Leaders
High LQ
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If your company has several employees, it may be difficult
for them to socialize with one another, get to know each other and
work together on projects when everything is going on in the office,
which often leads to people who would work great together on a team
never getting the chance to do that. |
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Off-site team building events
can be a great way to get
everybody together in an
informal setting for
fun team-strengthening
exercises that they can
transferred to the office.
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The Fun
Factor
Pranks and
Play at IDEO |
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And, attending these events often gives employees the chance
to meet and get to know people who they would not usually speak to
on a typical working day, which can help to
form new teams that would not have come together otherwise. |
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