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Teamwork and You

None of Us is as smart as all of us.”

 

–Ken Blanchard

If we start extolling the virtues of teamwork and the power of synergy, it would be like preaching to the choir. That is because our present day work culture is predicated upon working efficiently in groups and most of us have been indoctrinated into these concepts even before we started our careers. The conventional wisdom is that the group’s well-being is far more important than your individual well-being and that you should surrender your individual identity at the gates of your organization and perform only as a member of your team. Your individual performance will be whitewashed by the larger performance of the group and in the end, you partake in the rewards doled ...

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