Managing Teamwork

Beyond Teambuilding Seminars

 Managers value teamwork because it results in a more effective and profitable organization. In addition to the typical benefits expected from teamwork, our research shows that workgroups with higher teamwork:

• care more about the quality of their work,
• are better at learning from their experiences (acquiring and using information), and
• are better able to resolve their problems at work.

What can you do when teamwork is low?

The 1990′s solution: the teambuilding seminar. Many groups have found teambuilding experiences to be helpful. However, when you take a group of employees who have not worked well as a … Continue Reading…