Do you think only hiring qualified

people is enough for building a great team? Team work

tops the priority list of employers while recruiting new
graduates. Reason behind this requirement is today’s
changing workplaces. Team work is not same now as it
was decades ago. Now the groups are more diverse
and dispersed, interactions are digitalized. “Us versus
them” thinking and risk of incomplete information are
two problems that modern teams are facing. To
overcome these, a shared mindset of a team comes at
play. Team work promotes unity at workplace,
improves productivity and promotes work synergy
leading to greater achievements.
a top sneaker brand today.
Nike
Despite its position in market, the company
experienced a business communication failure. In
2018, female employees speak up about male
dominated work culture leading to harassment and
discrimination. Alarming findings were gathered
through an anonymous survey done by a group of
women at company’s Beaverton, orgone headquarters.
After this, a further survey done by a group of
employees revealed that this devastating situation
occurred because of HR’s lack of trust, a leader who
showed unfamiliarity about the issues and ineffective
methods of bottoms-up communication. CEO Mark
Parker addressed the concerns and took drastic
measures. Top executives were removed and company
adopted more inclusive culture followed by many more
changes.
Now this example obviously explains, a
great team cannot be built just by selecting smart and
accomplished individuals but also, they must learn to
communicate to guide the team about clear
communication pattern. For organizational efficiency,
team work is one of the most important tools. Team
work rather stands on two pillars: communication and
collaboration.
Acc. To an article “the New science of
building great teams” by Alex ”sandy” Pentland,
director of MIT’s Human Dynamics Laboratory…. With
remarkable consistency, the data confirmed that
communication indeed plays a critical role in
building successful teams. In fact, we’ve found
patterns of communication to be the most important
predictor of a team’s success. Not only that, but they
are as significant as all the other factors—individual
intelligence, personality, skill, and the substance of
discussions—combined.

When you put everything to

build a strong communication with your team
members, it will provide you with a power to build,
manage and develop strong relationships. In such cases
conflict management becomes easy and motivation to
collaborate for achieving