Engaged employees are excited and enthusiastic about their jobs. They resist distractions, tend to forget about time and routinely produce significantly more than the job requires. They enjoy searching for ways to improve circumstances and volunteer for difficult assignments. Finally, they also encourage others to higher levels of performance. This encouragement is the foundation of an exceptional team.
Creating a team-building culture ensures that individuals work together out of respect for one another, and that they always keep in mind the greater good of the company.
Teams are necessary for business. Each member of a team represents a moving part of a larger project. Individuals that make up teams are essentially experts who come together to form a super-group of knowledge and skills. When they work together well, productivity is maximized. A work culture is initially influenced by its leaders and then developed by the employees that work within it. Creating a team-building culture ensures that individuals work together out of respect for one another, and that they always keep in mind the greater good of the company. In order to create a team-building culture you need to assess each individual employee, assess the leader, assess the team as a whole and create a culture that values engagement.
Assessing the individuals involves calculating each person’s natural behavioral tendencies, personalities, preferences and capabilities.
Cultures are made of individuals who share common practices; despite shared attitudes, however, each individual will influence the culture based on his or her own perceptions of the environment. By understanding the individuals responsible for developing the work culture, business leaders can make better decisions and determine how those decisions will affect the group. Assessing the individuals involves calculating each person’s natural behavioral tendencies, personalities, preferences and capabilities. This information can help you determine a person’s role within the team, her leadership abilities and how she will respond to a team dynamic. Understanding a person’s manageability gives great insight into how she will perform as part of a team. These quantitative results act as a tool that managers can use as they construct a team-building culture.
This is Part 1 of our three part series about building a team-oriented culture. Read Part 2 and Part 3 to learn how to create a productive and effective culture.
