High quality communication
It’s
not enough for the right hand to know what the left is doing. The right hand needs to know what the left
intends to do. People need a keen sense
of what’s planned if they are to execute with precision. There is no hope of orchestrating a
coordinated team effort unless good communication precedes action.
Bring talent to the team.
Teams
need talent. The more of it you bring to
the group, the more you can contribute.
Build your skills and in a very real sense, you are building the team. You can’t have a high-powered team with
low-talent people. Practice your talents
working to be the absolute best at them.
Play your position
Turn diversity to the team’s advantage
Don’t
sideline the person that is different, whether that person happens to be you,
or somebody else. All too often people
pull themselves out of play. Maybe
because they feel like they don’t fit in.
Or maybe because they look, think, or act different from the rest of the
bunch. Do your part to help the team
identify, and benefit from, diversity.
Back up others who need help
The
best way to put a safety net under the team’s performance is to back each other
up. Anybody can make a mistake, get
overloaded, or need a helping hand. The
question is will you be in a position to cover for you teammates?
Practice
It’s
one thing to show up for work every day and do your job. But it’s another thing to show up for
practice. To drill. To rehearse.
To run through everything time after time, watching the people perform
as a team and pushing for better performance.
Be prepared to sacrifice for the team.
The
struggle of “me versus we’ is not a stranger to team members. You can expect occasional conflict between
your selfish interests and what’s best for the team. Personal sacrifice is part of the price you
pay for membership in the group…for team support when you need it…and, most
importantly, for the trust of your teammates.
Help new teammates make entry.
People
come, people go. Turnover can be hard on
teamwork. It makes sense to help people
succeed, to take pains to keep them. You
and your teammates play a key role in this process. Too often, when a newcomer fails to make it
in the team, it’s because the team failed the person.
Play down yourself and build up others.
You’ll
never build the team by acting like a big shot-you do it by building
your
teammates. Play the game in such a way
that your presence make the others perform at a high level. Be a
cheerleader. Offer encouragement. Catch them doing things right.
Article originally published by: Tri-County Dental Society
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