What does real teamwork look like?
Teamwork is not about being friends and singing Kumbaya
Some bosses throw the word “teamwork” around and don’t know what it means. They don’t know how to foster a healthy work environment or how to be team players themselves.
Real teamwork benefits everyone. It might seem challenging, but people can work well together if you let them. If you trust them. If you let them be.
But, what is real teamwork? How can it transform the workplace?
Having worked for Booking.com, Airbnb, family businesses, and now a private company of 600 employees, I’ve learned a thing or two. Let me share what I know.
What makes a person a team player?
First, let’s discuss what a team player is. A team player collaborates and communicates well with others.
Sounds straightforward right? It’s harder than it sounds. You are primarily dealing with people, and that shit is tough. You have to learn to deal with people. People from different backgrounds, attitudes, personalities, manners, smells, habits, etc.
So, to be a team player, take a deep breath. Anything that happens at work. Is not personal. Whatever your colleague says or does, is not about you.
