TEAMWORK:A KEY TO ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS

The success of any organization depends on how well its members communicate and handle
tasks together. Clearly, teamwork is an essential part of the everyday organizational activities
because it provides information, motivation, and, ultimately, better decisions. For example,
without collaboration, the information about important activities would not be shared among the
members of the organization, which could result in poor awareness and results.

Importance of teamwork in organization

 Promotes Problem Solving.

Teamwork is important due to the problem-solving synergy gained from multiple minds
working on a solution.
 Improves Communication of Ideas
Teamwork is the backbone of effective communication within a company. When
employees work as individuals or independently on projects, they may not readily share
knowledge or new information
 Increases Work-Flow Speed
Cohesion from teamwork can greatly increase the work-flow speed of a company.
 Learning from Team Members
When employees work together as a team within a company, every employee learns from
one another. This knowledge is not limited to the personal experiences of coworkers;
employees from different departments may learn information from each other regarding
the limitations and possibilities of those departments

Teamwork Process

TRANSITION PROCESSES ACTION PROCESSES INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES

Mission analysis
Goal specification
•Strategy formulation
Monitoring progress •Conflict management
toward goals Motivation and
•Systems monitoring confidence building
Team monitoring and •Affect management
backup behavior
•Coordination

 Teamwork process reduces the work stress on every member and offers members
an opening to pledge with each other
Teamwork Dimensions
 Cognitions: include associations, task team-mate characteristics, team
mission, objectives, norms, and resources, team role interaction patterns,
skills, roles, and team orientation.
 Skills: consist on adaptability, shared situational awareness and mutual
concept to conflict resolution.
 Attitudes: symbolize motivation, collective potency, shared vision,
team cohesion, mutual trust, collective orientation and importance of.
Teamsize
Researchers have given different approvals about the best size of team
 Katzenbachetet al (1993) suggested that the teams should comprise on a
dozen or so members which are enough to achieve a task.
 seven is the best size of the team in the organizational practices said
Scharf, A. (1989).
 Proper size of team improves the performance maximum stated Campion M. A et al
(1996)
 These different results are expected due to the fact that appropriate team size is required
for task, environment and situation where team works.

 Excellent Reasons Of Teamwork

 Better Problem-Solving – a collaboration among people is more effective in eliminating

problems and generating solutions because of an opportunity to brainstorm.
 Better Creativity – given that organizations constantly need new ideas to stay competitive
and relevant, they need to use team because they are more effective at bringing fresh ideas
to the table.
 Better Support System – an employee who works alone may operate less efficiently as
teams because when he or she fails to meet the deadline and get the job done, there is not
support to come. On the other hand, team members support each other and help in the time
of need.
 Better Morale – while working in teams, employees generally receive more praise, so
they feel like they contribute to something special and are acknowledged. By working in a
team, people develop a sense of community and commitment to each other and mutual
goals.

Benefits Of Teamwork

1 Improving quality of work life and happy works for employees

2 Reducing absenteeism and increasing turnover
3 Increasing innovation and change
4 Improving organizational adaptability and flexibility