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Becoming a Team Player
Your Most Important Assignment
Key Topics Covered in This Chapter
- Why being open to new ideas can produce synergy within the team
- How different ways of working are expected by team players
- Seeking alternative solutions
- Tips for developing working relationships with people from different functions
- Finding win-win solutions
- Why you should avoid teams whose goals you do not value highly
- Guidelines for being a reliable teammate
- The importance of being results-oriented
TEAM PERFORMANCE is only as strong as the collective performance of its members. At a minimum, performance should be the sum of the individual efforts of team members and leaders. In a four-person team that would look like this: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4. Some teams ...
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