How to Be a Successful Team Player at Work!
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Playing well with others is a skill you can develop, like all other skills. You can be a more effective employee overall if you get along well in a team environment. Here is how to increase your value with management.
There is a point in everyone's life when they have to be a team player. Whether it is just within your own family, on a sports team or at work, being a team player is a necessary part of life. If you are a team player, you know the basics. If you aren't, it's probably time for some personal development. Learning to be a team player can open up new doors and opportunities for you as people recognize that you and all you have to offer are willing to work on their team.
1. Do not promote conflict with fellow employees. Act like an adult in any team setting. Adults are the ones who get noticed for their cooperative attitude and ability to get along with others. Be wary of trouble makers and don't get sucked into their bad mouthing and complaining.
2. Try to help others in the group. You can do this by asking for their input, valuing their remarks and encouraging them to go forward with their good ideas. If you can show an ability to motivate others, particularly the introverted team members, you will be noticed.
3. Have impeccable work habits. This means being on time, showing up every day, working to your potential and not goofing off. Your managers will see you as worthy of development and further training if you have the right attitude and follow through.
4. Support your supervisor. You may have heard the expression "don't bite the hand that feeds you." This is imperative if you want to get ahead at work. Getting ahead sometimes means that you get a larger pay raise than others in your group as well as promotions.
5. Be a problem solver in your team. This means that you are willing to take on hard tasks and see them to completion. You may be surprised just how much you can accomplish if you set your mind to doing something. Get the help you needfrom other team members or go outside your group for knowledge and expertise ifneeded. You will become known as a worker who knows how to get things done.
6. Be responsible. If you are asked to do something, do it. If you need to be somewhere for the team, whether it is a meeting or to support the team at an event, be there and be on time.
7. Listen to other team members without trying to guess what they are saying or judging them. This is called active listening. For some people, it's one of the hardest things to do.
8. Be supportive. Compliment othermembers of the team when they have worked hard or overcome a challenge.Sometimes a person who gives everyone support is more valuable than the most technically skilled member of the team.
9. Communicate effectively. If you have a problem, explain it, tactfully, before it becomes too big. It's okay to let people know if you feel something isn't right, just remember to be respectful of others feelings when you express yourself.
10. Be flexible. Even if you have always done it one way, be willing to try another way. There is more than one way to skin a cat.
11. Contribute. Be willing to take on responsibilities and share the workload. This doesn't mean you have to be a martyr, but work with your team mates to make things happen.
There is a point in everyone's life when they have to be a team player. Whether it is just within your own family, on a sports team or at work, being a team player is a necessary part of life. If you are a team player, you know the basics. If you aren't, it's probably time for some personal development. Learning to be a team player can open up new doors and opportunities for you as people recognize that you and all you have to offer are willing to work on their team.
1. Do not promote conflict with fellow employees. Act like an adult in any team setting. Adults are the ones who get noticed for their cooperative attitude and ability to get along with others. Be wary of trouble makers and don't get sucked into their bad mouthing and complaining.
2. Try to help others in the group. You can do this by asking for their input, valuing their remarks and encouraging them to go forward with their good ideas. If you can show an ability to motivate others, particularly the introverted team members, you will be noticed.
3. Have impeccable work habits. This means being on time, showing up every day, working to your potential and not goofing off. Your managers will see you as worthy of development and further training if you have the right attitude and follow through.
4. Support your supervisor. You may have heard the expression "don't bite the hand that feeds you." This is imperative if you want to get ahead at work. Getting ahead sometimes means that you get a larger pay raise than others in your group as well as promotions.
5. Be a problem solver in your team. This means that you are willing to take on hard tasks and see them to completion. You may be surprised just how much you can accomplish if you set your mind to doing something. Get the help you needfrom other team members or go outside your group for knowledge and expertise ifneeded. You will become known as a worker who knows how to get things done.
6. Be responsible. If you are asked to do something, do it. If you need to be somewhere for the team, whether it is a meeting or to support the team at an event, be there and be on time.
7. Listen to other team members without trying to guess what they are saying or judging them. This is called active listening. For some people, it's one of the hardest things to do.
8. Be supportive. Compliment othermembers of the team when they have worked hard or overcome a challenge.Sometimes a person who gives everyone support is more valuable than the most technically skilled member of the team.
9. Communicate effectively. If you have a problem, explain it, tactfully, before it becomes too big. It's okay to let people know if you feel something isn't right, just remember to be respectful of others feelings when you express yourself.
10. Be flexible. Even if you have always done it one way, be willing to try another way. There is more than one way to skin a cat.
11. Contribute. Be willing to take on responsibilities and share the workload. This doesn't mean you have to be a martyr, but work with your team mates to make things happen.