A Checklist on Effective Team Working

AbstractThis paper presents a checklist of the qualities that make individuals effective police squad members. The checklist comprises of seven qualities which be communication skills, commitment towards attaining the squad objective, competence members respective handle of specialty, creativeness, support and respect for other members, effective organization and management skills, and responsibility and accountability. A further explanation of the relevance of these qualities is also presented.IntroductionTeam black market is defined as the collaboration of several associates, each performing a role that will contribute to the attainment of the whole groups objective (Hill & Parsons, 2014). Effective squadwork requires aggroup members to possess certain qualities in order to facilitate a constructive relationship amongst them (Galbraith & Webb, 2013). This paper presents a checklist and rationale of team upwork qualities. The checklist is developed from my personal career e xperiences.Checklist of Qualities of a Team Player Effective communication skills Commitment towards attaining the team objective Competence in ones field of specialty Creativity gaze and support for other team members Effective management and organization skills Accountability and responsibility RationaleThis section presents an explanation of the relevance of the above qualities to team work. acknowledgement is also made to academic sources to provide a to a greater extent detailed explanation of these qualities.Communication SkillsIn order to function successfully in a team, members ought to be suitable to effectively communicate on both emotional and intellectual directs (Lencioni, 2012). Possession of this skill enables one to effectively present their ideas to other group members or present their displeasure in certain ideas without being threatening. Communication also involves listening, which is vital for internalizing the ideas presented by other team members. The pre sentday technological advancements like the profits and mobile pperfects have further eased the communication process, which is also advantageous for team work and has led to the virtual team phenomenon (Duarte & Snyder, 2011). Lack of communication skills a great deal lead to conflicts within the team or groupthink, where slightly team members agree with ideas without any constructive debate.Commitment to Attainment of the Team ObjectiveThe level of team members commitment to assemble and accomplish the teams goals is a critical contributing factor towards the success of the team (Dunin-Keplicz & Verbrugge, 2011). All teamwork makes involve the contribution of individual members towards the attainment of an boilers suit objective. Therefore, commitment starts by their acknowledgement of the fact that what they are working to achieve cannot be solely done by one individual (Mohammed & Harrison, 2013). Committed team members have a high regard for the roles that they have been allocated and work as hard as possible to ensure that they are well accomplished within the allocated time. Commitment however depends on how organizations motivate the team members (Sheng et al., 2010).CompetenceAllocation of roles and responsibilities in team work is done according to the specialty of each team member (Lencioni, 2012). For instance, it is pass judgment that a marketing role will be delegated to an individual who has a rich background in marketing and not engineering. By exercising competence in the roles they are allocated, team members create a sense of confidence in team leaders and other members that they will deliver the required level of quality (Galbraith & Webb, 2013). It is also necessary for team members to only accept roles in which they are sure of delivering paramount quality (Dunin-Keplicz & Verbrugge, 2011). The lack of the required levels of competence results in poor delivery of individual roles, which adversely affects the overall results of the team.CreativityCreativity is defined as the ability to come up with ingenious solution for certain issues or problems (Mumford, 2012). In teamwork, it is a very important tool, especially when the problem at hand has no pre-defined approach of addressing it. When a team has creative members, one of the main advantages is that the project at hand will not be hindered by common challenges that may arise in the course of its come up. Whereas creativity can be considered as an individual quality, Foss et al. (2013) also argued that creativity can be nurtured within the team because team members provide different suggestions of approaches that can be used in solving problems.Effective Management and OrganizationIn the course of a team project, there are short-term objectives to be met that contribute to the attainment of the larger goal (Mohammed & Harrison, 2013). It is therefore vital for team members to effectively manage and organize time and resources that they have been allocate d to accomplish their roles. The lack of management and organization skills is likely to result in delays or failure of some team members in accomplishing their roles within the allocated time schedule and resources (Galbraith & Webb, 2013). Management and organization also determines the punctuality of team members in attending meetings or reporting the progress of their allocated duties.Respect and Support for other Team MembersOne of the pillars of teamwork is the acknowledgement of the roles played by each member of the group (Duarte & Snyder, 2011). This eliminates the subscription to the ideology by other team members that their roles are more important than others. According to Sheng et al. (2010), support of other team members who may be experiencing difficulties exemplifies a sense of loyalty towards one another. Expressing respect and support rather than playing the blame game builds confidence in team members and contributes towards a constructive working relationship (Ga lbraith & Webb, 2013). It also increases the possibility of successful collaboration in prospective projects.Accountability and ResponsibilityAccountability and responsibility play a major role in instilling self discipline among members when handling projects they have been assigned to (Graham & Englund, 2013). Whilst not all team members can be allocated a leadership position in the team, they have to be responsible for the small roles they have been assigned and ensure that they deliver them on time (Sheng et al., 2010). Accountability in team work ensures that every action taken in contribution to the team project is justifiable. It is however argued that accountability limits creativity because of the fear of mistakes that can arise when trying out creative problem solving procedures (Mumford, 2012).ConclusionTeamwork is an inevitable phenomenon in any organization. It is therefore necessary for individuals to hone skills that enable them to be advance team players. 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