In my teambuilding workshops, one of the exercises I often do is to ask the participants the following questions, “What does good teamwork look like?” and “What do I need from my co-workers?; What do I need in terms of personal satisfaction?; and What do I need in reference to worthy work in order to make my job more positive, productive and joyful?”
Although your team may have different answers, here is a compilation of what my attendees have said over the last 20 years of delivering workshops on building stronger customer and workplace relationships.
What does good teamwork look like?
- Participation
- Plan
- Ownership
- More brains are smarter than one brain
- On the same page
- Treat people well
- Get everyone’s opinion
- Respectful of others
- Listen
- Overall consensus
- Be on time for meetings and have work in on time
- Share responsibilities
- Hold each other accountable
- Have fun
- Cooperate
- Create a friendly environment
- Common unified goal
- Share in work and glory
- Good morale
- Good leaders
- Be a good example for others
- Be positive
- Be loyal
- Be trustworthy
- Do what you say you are going to do
- Be open to new ideas
What do I need from my co-workers?
- Support
- Respect
- Trust
- Cheerleading
- Patience
- Competence
- Give it your best shot
- Less whining
- Leave egos at the door
- Get/give feedback
- Prioritize
- Loyalty
- More clear/better communication of expectations
- Flexibility
- Positive and helpful
- Friendly attitude
- Consistency
- Others confidence in me
- Trust
- Understanding
- Greetings
- Constructive criticism
- Reliability
- Sense of humor
- Recognition
- Fun
- Clarity
- More interaction
- Open to change
- More approachable
- Be aware when I am having a bad day
- Be constructive
- More smiles
- Collaboration
- Volunteering to assist co-workers
- More fun group time to reduce stress
What do I need in terms of personal satisfaction?
- Feeling good about general accomplishments
- Receiving compliments and giving them
- Winning others over in a positive way
- Establishing better relationships with others
- Doing something nice for others
- Stress free
- Getting control of workload
- Compensation
- Happiness
- Competence
- Appreciation
- Knowledgeable about products
- Challenge
- Opportunity to grow
- Building a family atmosphere
- Good and worthwhile performance reviews
- Ability to help members achieve their goals and dreams
- Being included
- Empathy
- Making a contribution
- Making a difference
- Organization
- Less reactionary
- Feedback positive and negative (tactfully)
- Staff meetings
- More involvement
- Awards and recognition
- Sincere relationships
What do I need in terms of worthy work?
- Know what part we play in the big picture
- What is my contribution to the overall mission
- Guidance/details and instructions
- Job sharing responsibilities
- New skills (i.e. budget)
- Resources
- Feedback
- More training
- Tools
- Thank you
- Member/customer satisfaction
- Open mind
- Motivation
- Mentoring
- A sense of accomplishment
- Volunteers to assist others
- Challenges
- Incentives
- Acknowledgement
- More responsibilities/authority
- Clear and concise communication
- Empowerment to do your job
- A sense of accomplishment
- Growth
