Want to Improve Teamwork and Collaboration in Your Company? Try This…
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According to an Oxford University Sa?d Business School research study, happy workers are 13% more productive. So, both company leaders and employees share a common interest in creating an enjoyable working environment. But how do you achieve this without reverting to a pizza party that no one really wants anyway, or laborious Zoom meetings??
One word - collaboration.
Let’s take a closer look at effective team collaboration strategies that can lead to great outcomes and improve your company's overall performance.?
Giving your existing employees the knowledge and experience they need to properly collaborate by cultivating these five soft skills:?
Communication: Collaboration requires a mutual understanding between employees and active listening skills. It’s all-important for team members to be able to clearly express their thoughts, give input, and provide valuable responses in a collaborative setting.
Empathy: For successful collaboration to flow between teams, employees need to put themselves in other people’s shoes to understand the motives of their colleagues. Employees who can empathize with their team members prevent misunderstandings from occurring and make the collaboration even more successful.?
Conflict management: The key to managing conflict within a team is to understand the pillars of negotiation and come up with creative solutions and compromises that all team members feel comfortable implementing.?
Adaptability: Team members who can adapt to unexpected circumstances in a project are essential to effective collaboration. This includes being prepared for any bumps in the road or being able to pivot - and quickly - when necessary.
Problem-solving: This includes analytical and critical thinking, accurate decision-making, creativity, and the ability to unpack complex problems and come up with effective solutions.
Effective team collaboration starts with a company culture that fosters inclusivity. To create that safe space, let employees know that there’s no such thing as a bad idea, so everyone’s insights and experiences are welcomed. With an open-minded, inclusive team, employees will be a lot more willing to express their thoughts and share their perspectives.
“We wouldn’t exist without collaboration, plain and simple. So much of our business is built on trust – not just between our team and our clients, but within our company, whether that be across departments or within a specific one.”?
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Alex Melone and Andrei Marin, co-founders of CodeCrew.
When you have teams in different departments, it’s best to clarify their roles during collaborations by implementing PACE for all projects. PACE stands for Process Owner, Approver, Contributor, and Executor. Since cross-functional teams are focused on their targets, setting PACE helps employees in each team know what to expect when collaborating with others and avoid any misunderstandings.
Streamlining remote teams across different projects becomes a cinch when you incorporate online project collaboration tools to support your projects (and your team). Platforms like Asana and Slack are key, especially when promoting collaboration in remote companies, as they can give your employees an overview of what’s going on across the whole team. They also improve communication by storing all conversations, messages, decisions, and files in a cloud that makes everything accessible to everyone, at all times.
A collaborative leader understands the significance of fostering interpersonal connections within their company. By making an intentional effort to build meaningful relationships with teammates and other members of your cross-functional teams, you can encourage an exciting, creativity-inducing workspace based on trust, respect and open communication.
The Takeaway
Everyone wants to feel like they’re an important part of something. Not only does collaboration allow employees to do just that, it also really makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts in any organization.?
And, once you’ve cultivated a strong collaborative culture that allows everyone to provide something valuable, it will become second nature to your team.
Not only does collaboration allow for more impactful, inventive solutions, it also fosters growth - both within your team and for every member as an individual. As the saying goes, we’re stronger when we are together.
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