A team is a living organism, made up of people who differ in character, in abilities, in the roles they play, and in their goals. Find the balance between maximum productivity, a efficiency and well-being of all the elements of a team is not simple.
Today we tell you about 6 issues that don’t happen in productive teams.
No unnecessary meetings
Bringing people together, physically or digitally, is extremely important for unlocking processes, clarifying information, creating synergies, and maintaining the flow of information. Still, too many meetings, break the rhythm of work and make it difficult to get back on task.
They are not obsessed with email
If you think that productive teams send dozens of emails a day and put dozens of other people in copy (CC), you are wrong!
Productive teams use email when necessary and check their inbox regularly. In these media, you favor tools that make your work easier, instead of sending emails that, in fact, nobody reads!
They do not discuss responsibility
Since the roles of each team member are clear to everyone, no questions arise about whose responsibility it is. The delegation of each task is almost organic, which is why they work so well.
They are not avoided
Personality clashes and gossip are two common factors of friction between members of
pseudo-teams
– we can’t call groups in which these problems happen teams!
Worse than not being productive, is being destructive. So a real team is focused on the work and, what’s more, creates moments to socialize after work.
They don’t hide
If there are problems, questions or concerns these need to be presented and discussed.
Lack of honesty is not always on purpose. In fact, this tends to happen in groups where there is fear of exposure. Productive teams create a comfortable environment for sharing, in which everyone is heard.
Don’t think you know everything
Asking for help, doing research, hiring experts, debating, brainstorming are normal actions in teams that work.
They don’t ship
Knowing how to stop is not a waste of time, on the contrary, it is an investment that can maximize productivity.
When a team is productive, it knows when it is necessary to extend a meeting to reinforce an idea; to stop for coffee, or even to schedule a beer after work.
Everything has its time, and when organized, there is time for everything.
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Teams don’t become productive by a matter of luck or humor, there is effort on all sides.
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