Tips for Team Effectiveness Blog Post

Team effectiveness is one of the keys to a company’s success, yet there are many reasons teams underperform: (1) poor communication including a lack of respect for members within the team; (2) not understanding the company goals; (3) creativity and different viewpoints are not widely accepted amongst team members.

Communication should be open, honest, and respectful while working with your team. People should feel free to express their thoughts, opinions, and potential solutions to problems according to Heathfield, 2014.

Top business management consultants recommend that companies create a set of core values and a working mission statement. “Working Mission Statements are strategic tools to focus employees on the ultimate objective and clearly map out the road to success. They define what you do in a single crisp, clear and memorable sentence” (Schulz, 2012). For example I work for USU catering and our mission statement is “exceeding expectations, every event, every time”.

If you are having fun while you work as a team it will improve creativity bringing forth better ideas for innovation. “Fun is the magic ingredient. Life for most adults is boring and routine. Everyone is looking for a little excitement” (Schulz, 2012).

In order for your company to be successful people need to feel respected and important so that they will communicate openly. There needs to be clear statement describing your company’s goal, and team members need to have fun to build unity and create better ideas.

References

Heathfield S.M. (2014). Tips for better team work. Retrieved from http://humanresources.about.com/od/teambuilding/f/team_work.htm

Schulz E. D. (2012). The Smart Marketer's Toolbox: The latest marketing innovations and how to use them to grow your business, 3, 36-42.