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You’re struggling to get your team to work together. How can you improve collaboration and teamwork?

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Collaboration and teamwork are essential skills for any project, but they can be challenging to achieve in a busy and diverse environment. If you’re struggling to get your team to work together, you might need to rethink your approach and adopt some strategies that can foster trust, communication, and alignment. Here are six tips to help you improve collaboration and teamwork among your team members.

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Ahmed Elsherif

Maintenance Management | Retail Maintenance | Facility Maintenance | Facility management | FMCG
Asha Kanta Sharma

Manager - Finance & Accounts @ Opendoors Fintech | Financial Accounting

1 Define clear goals and roles

One of the main reasons why teams fail to collaborate effectively is the lack of clarity on what they are trying to achieve and who is responsible for what. As a leader, you need to set clear and realistic goals for your team and communicate them clearly and frequently. You also need to assign roles and tasks based on your team members’ strengths, interests, and availability, and make sure everyone understands their expectations and dependencies. This way, you can avoid confusion, duplication, and conflict, and ensure that everyone is on the same page and working towards a common vision.

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Ahmed Elsherif

Maintenance Management | Retail Maintenance | Facility Maintenance | Facility management | FMCG
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One of the main reasons also is lack of communication specially if your team members are working remotely and it could not allow them to understand each other correctly

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Asha Kanta Sharma

Manager - Finance & Accounts @ Opendoors Fintech | Financial Accounting
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To enhance collaboration and teamwork, establish clear goals, encourage open communication, define roles and responsibilities, promote team-building activities, use collaborative tools, provide training and development opportunities, celebrate achievements, establish a team charter, encourage diversity and inclusion, set clear communication norms, resolve conflicts proactively, promote a positive team culture, encourage cross-functional collaboration, lead by example, and regularly assess and adjust strategies. These strategies create a supportive environment that contributes to overall success and requires consistent effort and attention.

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Anamika Singh

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D.E.I (Diversity, Equality & Inclusion), is the recipe for a team's success. The gaps in clear communication, results in the "murky" misunderstandings of chaos & confusion. Know your team well-enough to assign tasks that align to their strengths, assign the challenging tasks, recognise & acknowledge the results. With clear instructions and expectations, you minimise risk, conflict & confusion. Frequent communication and feedback, holds each person accountable and answerable for their assigned tasks. The common "blame-game" for any non-performing member/s must be eliminated from the on-set with dependency responsibilities.

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2 Encourage open and honest communication

Another key factor for successful collaboration and teamwork is the quality and frequency of communication among your team members. You need to create a culture of openness and honesty, where everyone feels comfortable to share their ideas, opinions, feedback, and concerns, without fear of judgment or retaliation. You also need to facilitate regular and effective communication channels, such as meetings, emails, chats, or calls, and use them appropriately and respectfully. For example, you can use meetings for brainstorming, decision making, and problem solving, but avoid unnecessary or lengthy ones that waste time and energy. You can also use emails for formal and detailed information, but avoid sending too many or unclear ones that create confusion and clutter. You can also use chats or calls for quick and informal updates, but avoid interrupting or distracting others who are focused on their tasks.

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Anamika Singh

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People either "hear what you are saying" OR "see what you are saying" . Communication is complex, the sender and receiver may perceive the same information differently. Open and honest communication needs balance, to be objective without emotion, to not make a person feel attacked or defensive. People often feel the "eyes of judgment or discrimination" when they decide to speak up and the looming "fear" is what stops them. If a company has the culture of open communication, it should observed through the channels. Open communication does not mean disrespect or childish slander, insults & or gossip. Be polite, respectful and objective. It is a workplace, not a Montessori.

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3 Promote diversity and inclusion

A diverse and inclusive team can bring more creativity, innovation, and perspective to your project, but it can also pose some challenges for collaboration and teamwork. You need to respect and value the differences among your team members, such as their backgrounds, experiences, skills, styles, and preferences, and leverage them as assets rather than liabilities. You also need to foster a sense of belonging and inclusion, where everyone feels accepted, appreciated, and supported, regardless of their identity or position. You can do this by acknowledging and celebrating your team members’ achievements and contributions, inviting and listening to their input and feedback, and addressing any issues or conflicts that arise with respect and empathy.

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Anamika Singh

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D.E.I is best for a dynamic team. Each person brings with them, their experiences, their background (including culture), skills & knowledge which is key when meeting objectives/goals. How each person approaches and addresses the end-goal, displaying their critical thinking, provides the team lead with options on how to achieve the objectives. Being "different" helps the team find the common bits to foster a sense of belonging. Respecting and learning from each other creates the essence of inclusion.

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4 Provide tools and resources

To collaborate and work effectively as a team, your team members need to have access to the right tools and resources that can help them perform their tasks and coordinate their efforts. You need to provide them with the appropriate technology, such as software, hardware, platforms, or apps, that can enable them to communicate, share, edit, and store information, documents, and files easily and securely. You also need to provide them with the necessary training, guidance, and support, such as manuals, tutorials, mentors, or coaches, that can help them learn and use the tools and resources effectively and efficiently.

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5 Build trust and rapport

Collaboration and teamwork require a high level of trust and rapport among your team members, which can take time and effort to develop and maintain. You need to establish and demonstrate trust and rapport, by being honest, reliable, consistent, and respectful, and by showing interest, care, and appreciation for your team members. You also need to encourage and facilitate trust and rapport among your team members, by creating opportunities for them to interact, socialize, and bond, both formally and informally. For example, you can organize team-building activities, such as games, quizzes, or challenges, that can help them learn more about each other, have fun, and collaborate. You can also arrange casual gatherings, such as lunches, coffee breaks, or happy hours, that can help them relax, chat, and connect.

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6 Recognize and reward

Finally, one of the best ways to improve collaboration and teamwork is to recognize and reward your team members for their efforts and achievements. You need to show your appreciation and gratitude for their hard work, dedication, and results, and celebrate their successes and milestones. You also need to provide them with constructive and positive feedback, and help them identify and overcome their challenges and areas of improvement. You can also offer them incentives and rewards, such as bonuses, prizes, or recognition, that can motivate them to continue and enhance their performance and collaboration.

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7 Here’s what else to consider

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