13/08/2020
Teamwork - What skills do you need?
Often times, achieving business goals requires you to work collaboratively with others. These people make up your team.
An efficient and productive team is made up of people with teamwork skills. So, what are some of those skills?
•Organisational skills: A good team member should be able to collaborate with others to set goals, delegate tasks, make schedules and create and keep deadlines.
•Communication skills: You must have the ability to listen effectively, clearly communicate information both verbally and in writing, and you must know how to ask the right questions so as to gain information.
•Decision-making skills: You must be able to make informed decisions. Also, there will be times when your decisions vary from that of other team members, you should be willing to compromise so as to move the team forward.
•Conflict resolution skills: There may be times when disagreements or conflicts may arise within your team, you should be able control your emotions, respect and empathise with other team members, be impartial and forge a negotiation path towards resolving the conflict.
•Problem-solving skills: As a team member, you should be able to brainstorm and tackle problems limiting your team's project, then share your findings with others so as to get tasks done quicker and drive the progress of the project.
•Reliability skills: As a team member, it is important for you to always be reliable. Be a person that can be counted upon to deliver your assigned tasks. You should be able to manage all your commitments, only take on tasks you have time to complete, be truthful, respect project deadlines and be willing to take on extra work if other team members need help.
Lastly, always be willing to learn, receive feedbacks and also give feedbacks.
