Teamwork Is an Individual Skill

2 Creating Powerful Partnerships

TEAMWISDOM INVITATION

People who can consistently create powerful relationships at work are people who are good teamworkers. In my experience, their central characteristics include:

• Trustworthiness (keeping promises and commitments)
• Commitment to common goals and targets (refusing to slip from them because of external attractions)
• The ability to listen and be open to others’ ideas
• The ability to present a personal viewpoint logically and objectively
• The ability to self-criticize and receive others’ feedback with equanimity
• The ability to motivate others (free of manipulation)
• The ability to complete tasks and achieve results

In other words, people who create powerful relationships at work are people with good ...