Demands on a team
Much of what a person has to do in life is to be done together with others, i.e. in a team. This is true at work, in a football field, and in a family. In other words: in order to accomplish something, you have to be able to “play” with others. To be able to play with others, you need “teamwork competence”.
Each player must:
- learn to understand the people he/she is to work with;
- know oneself and know the effect he/she has on the other members of the team;
- learn to function in a team that produces results without major conflicts and internal struggles;
- learn to focus energy on winning the real “struggle”.
In a football team, willingness to cooperate is as important as the technical skills of the individual players. Similarly, amongst managers and staff it takes more than professional skills to achieve significant team performance. It takes both ability and willingness to fight and win together. If a team is to achieve results, the right tools and equipment must be available. Furthermore, the employees must have the right attitude and necessary competence. Finally, responsibility and tasks must be appropriately allocated.
This may sound elementary and obvious. Nevertheless, it is difficult to achieve in practice. This may be due to a lack of willingness and/or ability to understand the importance of teamwork for the results achieved by the team.
A word ‘partnership’ means what it takes to be a good partner. Similarly, Employeeship describes what it takes to be a good employee. The following 11 factors characterise an Employeeship culture:
- Commitment
- Responsibility
- Loyalty
- Initiative
- Productivity
- Relationships
- Quality
- Professional Competence
- Flexibility
- Implementation
- Energy
Practical Manager helps managers and employees to build and maintain Employeeship culture in their teams
- Help team members and team leaders to display 11 Employeeship values
- It will assist all employees to establish behaviours which drive long-term results
- Inspire engaging passion and commitment
- Help team leaders assess their teams and team members they lead
- Develop team members to their greatest potential
- Maintain quality relationship in the teams and with other teams
- Create »a team of teams« within your organisation
The Practical Manager enables you to
- Track your personal and team goals and milestones to achieve results and employee performance.
- Give attention for behaviour, performance or achievements of other members via Give strokes.
- Manage your time so that you focus on what is important;
e. your Key Areas - Review weekly summaries of strokes for yourself and members you lead in your teams, shown in your Stroke account.
- Track three levels of reports showing capability and willingness to do the best for individuals, teams and your organisation in the Teams & Members
It also allows you to customise and define your “own” Employeeship culture and adjust the Practical Manager to suit your organisation’s values and behaviours.