It was recently reported that team building might be the most important management skill in the marketplace today. Why? Because the majority of the men and women in the workplace today were raised and educated with a mindset of being the member of a team.
Here are six reasons why team building is such an important skill to develop:
- Team building facilitates better communication. It creates discussion, enables open communication and stimulates healthy conflict.
- Team building provides a forum for expressing ideas and sharing opinions.
- Team building promotes creativity – fresh thinking – new ideas – new methodologies.
- Team building develops problem solving skills. It improves both strategic and practical decisions.
- Team building builds the trust factor in an organization. It closes the gap between us and them.
- And lastly, as Ken Blanchard said: “None of us is as smart as all of us.”
Team building in the workplace, enables better communication, strengthens relationships and increases productivity. Is team building important? It’s arguably the most important skill a manager can develop or strengthen.
Take a few minutes today and do a self-assessment of your team building skills. Pick one skill that needs to be strengthened and carve out time in your schedule to develop the team building skill – or skills – that will make the greatest contribution to your business or your team.
Also, please drop me a line and let me know the team building skill you think is most important or the team building skill you use the most.