Collaborative the Key Skill of a Team Player

Great Challenges require Great team work. How can we have a great team work? We need great team players

One of key skills which every individual should possess is “Collaboration” You would have also heard about Co-operation, Co-operation is just working together agreeably but Collaboration is working together aggressively, Collaborative team member do more than just working together, each team member brings something new to make the situation win-win.

Do you want to know how to become a collaborative team member, read this article completely? Let me give 4 key points to work on.

1.      Perception: We need to consider team mates as collaborators and not Competitors

Look at any team every team has a potential for competition – Siblings fight for love from parents, Sports team Individuals fight for victory and become the top performer, Employees fight for raise in salary and career.

Because all people have “HOPES GOALS and DREAMS" Collaborative team member never allow competition between their team members.

2. Attitude: Be Supportive and not SUSPICIOUS about team mates, it’s a matter of attitude, that means assuming other people’s motives are good unless proven otherwise. If you trust people you will treat them better, you and they will be more likely to create collaborative relationships.

3. Focus: Concentrate on team not on yourself – True progress in any field is a relay race and not single event, If you focus on team you will be able to pass on the Beaton when necessary instead of trying to complete the race yourself.

4. Result: Create victories through multiplication, when you work together with team you can do remarkable things. Collaboration has multiplying effect on everything you do.

1.     Think Win-Win

2.     Complement Others

3. Take yourself out of picture its always team which matters