Good morning! Another day has arrived and it is down to us to make sure that it is a good day, may be a day where you can learn to collaborate and listen. Teamwork is an essential part of success. Creating an environment where skills, contributions, and results are maximised to the highest extent is key. Yet, developing these superior group dynamics are more of a science than an art. So how can you master that science? You can start by listenIng AND talking. Everyone on the team both talks and listens. No one dominates the conversation. In poor group dynamics, when one individual is talking the rest are not actually listening, they are simply waiting their turn to speak. Additionally, people will sometimes hear others speaking, but will not absorb the content being discussed. By the time the meeting is over, people will have forgotten the majority of what was expressed and even emphasised. Find a way to make all collaborative events as interactive as possible. Each person shouldn’t speak for too long in a single turn, but each person should be given multiple opportunities to speak. In such an environment, people are forced to pay attention, contribute, and absorb the content. Interact face-to-face. Group dynamics are best when there is an environment where interactions are energetic with a lot of face-to-face communication. When people speak, think, and listen while just bumping into someone, or in any natural, friendly encounter, ideas are born. When people run into each other, when they make eye contact, things happen. Understand that direct connection is important. People connect with one another directly, not just with or through the team manager. Managers often overlook the fact that side conversations are carried on within the team, which often produces the greatest results. Moreover, in an age where all of us are communicating more and more through electronic devices instead of actual conversation, teamwork suffers. As Jobs said: There’s a temptation in our networked age to think that ideas can be developed by email and iChat. That’s crazy. Creativity comes from spontaneous meetings, from random discussions. You run into someone, you ask what they’re doing, you say ‘wow,’ and soon you’re cooking up all sorts of ideas.” Draw from the outside. People should be encouraged to go outside the group and bring relevant outside information back in. Diversity is the most important aspect of group dynamics and collaboration. In such a culture, individuals have different skills, interests, and backgrounds. Therefore, it is only natural that when outside the group, these individuals will be exposed to different experiences, learn different things, and bring to the table uniqueness and value. By encouraging outside interaction, you are tapping into the full potential of diversity. Remember, individual contributions and talents are less important than successful communication patterns. By encouraging higher-level communication skills, results will be of higher quality and will arrive faster. Every member of the team will be on the same page and their ideas will be put forth in the most optimal fashion. youtu.be/rog8ou-ZepE
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 05:43:37 +0000
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