The 6Cs That Hinder People From Working Together As A Team
Chika Ebuzor
Author | Certified Digital Marketing Associate | Digital Media Content Strategist
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According to leadership expert, John Maxwell, “You can lose with a great team, but you cannot win without them.”
To build a great team you have to first of all work on building the individuals on the team.
A team is made up of different individuals and its success is dependent on how well everyone works together.
According to Maxwell, cooperation might not take a team to its peak but collaboration certainly will.
He further explains that cooperation is when a team works together agreeably and collaboration is when a team works together aggressively.
The importance of teamwork to every team cannot be over-emphasised and it is your responsibility as a leader to promote it.
Many teams have failed to achieve their goals because of the inability of the leader to manage each member's strengths and weaknesses properly.
The word TEAM has been broken down to mean - Together Everyone Achieves More.
Jesus in Matthew 12:25 also highlights the disadvantages of a divided team when he said "...Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand."
Here are the 6Cs that hinder people from working together:
1. Control:
The desire for control is a killer. This occurs when individuals on a team try to manipulate people to achieve their goals and protect their interests.
These individuals might even try to hijack the authority of the leader. This can cause factions to spring up and motivation can dampen.
Advice: Team leaders should clearly outline the role of every member of the team, and also establish a reporting structure.
2. Condemnation:
Misunderstandings will certainly arise in teams, but it is the leader’s responsibility to ensure that it does not get messy and personal.
No team member should be judged or victimised for airing his or her opinions and views.
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?Advice: Always set ground rules of engagement and state the implications for anyone who goes against them.
3. Compulsion:
It is better to make team members see how their input adds up to the overall success of the team and the positive impact it will have on their personal lives and careers, than to manipulate or force them to perform.
Advice: Never threaten team members to do what you want. You might just be promoting eye service.
?4. Competition:
Unhealthy competition and rivalry will douse the fire of unity in your team.
Advice: Promote healthy competition, but find a way of ensuring that outcomes are not taken personal to the point that it hurts the team.
Let your team members understand that completing one another is more important than competing with one another, as John Maxwell says. Be generous with praise.
5. Compensation:
Your reward and compensation system must be balanced and devoid of any form of favouritism.
Do not let your team members believe in any way that there is a bias. It might destroy the trust they have and weaken the team’s bond.
Advice: Openly reward team members and always tie rewards to performance or exemplary traits. Do not promote an entitlement mentality.
6. Comparison:
Human beings like comparing themselves to others to know if they are making progress, and this can breed jealousy and resentment on the team.
Advice: Always highlight the abilities of every team member and how their work compliments others and adds to the overall success of the team.
Make your team members comfortable with their uniqueness, and help them discover more positive traits in themselves. There is a thin line between praise and hype though!
I pray that the mighty hand of the Lord comforts, shields and sustains you in the name of Jesus. Amen!
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Thank you for your time and Merry Christmas in advance.