6 Incredible Advantages of Teamwork

It is often necessary that we handle some tasks independently...

Others though, simply can't be done alone, irrespective of ability, skill or talent. They demand teamwork and combined efforts if they are to be accomplished successfully.

Whenever you think of any extraordinary achievements - extreme business success, inventions, great scientific discoveries, brave expeditions or cutting edge technological advancements, you can be dead certain that at the very foundation of it all, was some incredible and amazing teamwork.

When we look around ourselves, we are constantly reminded of the products of incredible teamwork. The cities we live in are a product of teamwork. The companies we build or work for are a product of teamwork. The sports we watch are a product of teamwork. Pretty much every aspect of our lives is permeated by team work.

In this article, we are going to highlight 6 incredible advantages you get to enjoy by employing team work in your endeavours:-

1. Multiplied creativity: Perhaps the most incredible of all advantages is the sheer increase in creativity generated by team work.

It is a fact that getting people to work in teams enables them to be better outside of the box thinkers. They also produce more creative, innovative and practical solutions to problems than when they work individually.

A team of people working together on a particular issue or task, brainstorming, inputting their thoughts and rubbing minds usually results in a vast range of ideas and a greater chance of varied, cutting edge, creative, unusual, and innovative solutions.

2. Increased Productivity, Efficiency & Faster Solutions: With more people sharing the workload and applying his/her skills and strength, productivity is greatly boosted. Also, a direct implication of increased creativity is increased output and a shorter time needed to arrive at solutions.

By generating multiple solutions in a short period of time and through the effective leverage of human resources, teams can increase efficiency and solve problems more quickly than individuals.

3. Faster Learning and Development: A team usually entails people of different skills, talents, knowledge and skills. As these people work together, it is inevitable that they'll influence each other. Learning by osmosis is introduced. People are exposed to other perspectives, fields and spheres of knowledge by their teammates, enhancing their development.

An atmosphere is created that presents a continuous opportunity for people to learn from each other – professionally and personally even as they work together.

Further, new employees, partners or team members are able to get acquainted with operations and hit the ground running faster if they are teamed up with more experienced members who will put them through.

4. Improved morale and enthusiasm:

Team efforts build expectation for a project or task as teammates feed off each other’s enthusiasm. It’s difficult to remain unengaged when your teammates are excited about a project. Such attitudes are contagious.

Effective teamwork is a positive experience for the people involved. The feeling of accomplishment teammates feel when a particular task is completed or issue is solved is great for self esteem and morale.

And this goes even more if its a task or issue that may not have been resolved had everyone worked independently

5. Improves Understanding of Others Proclivities: Because a team is made up of people from different backgrounds, upbringing and beliefs working towards a common goal, team mates sometimes find themselves at odds with each other.

However, because each member of a team collectively works towards achieving a common goal, perhaps under the constraint of a deadline, differing team mates understand that they need to quickly resolve their differences and get on with each other if they are going to meet their targets.

As they get to work and function harmoniously regardless of differences, a better understanding and tolerance for each other's proclivities is achieved....

6. Improves Customer Service: Some businesses are such that excellent customer service is a unique part of their proposition. An example is a restaurant. Businesses like this can gain several incredible advantages by employing team work.

A restaurant business is arguably an extremely time sensitive business where fast responses are of the essence. A team of people can speed up the process of getting orders and delivering back to the customer, making it more efficient.

In other areas, team members can share their experiences and best practices:- knowledge that can be leveraged to improve subsequent customer service executions.

Among others.

Teamwork is about effective human leverage. It is crucial to scaling operations and achieving success at the highest levels. Without it, it is practically impossible to reach the heights of exploration or grow your organisation to world beating status.

Make team work a vital part of your business and reap the incredible, practical, psychological, and morale-boosting benefits thereof!