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How To Become A Great Team Player

When it comes to larger organizations, teamwork in the workplace is an important aspect to incorporate into your company culture. Being a team player is not only beneficial for your growth as an employee, but it is also a great way to provide support to your fellow colleague in your department. Being a great team player, means you know how to work with a diverse group of people. 

Surveys have shown that across the board employers want their employees to have the ability to collaborate and to provide teamwork, so their departments have the opportunity to be successful.

Being able to work together with your colleagues allows for a fresh and creative perspective to problem solving. It allows all team members to bring a different view, and the ideas for department success flourishes. Teamwork also brings a sense of trust within your department, it creates relationships with your co-workers, and you know who to go to when you need help with projects.

Here are 6 Tips to help you become a great team player.

  1. Help Celebrate Your Peer's Success: A great start to building relationships with your co-workers is to give credit when credit is due. Team players carry the characteristic of being humble. These individuals are usually quick to point out contributions made by their co-workers in their organization, versus seeking the spotlight for their own success. A great way to showcase a co-worker is at a department meeting, by letting others know they were part of the reason why your project or task was so successful.
  2. Focus on Team Goals: A great way to help your team be successful is to look at the bigger picture when you are working on a group project. Part of being a great team player is being able to anticipate the needs of others on your team. When you are able to anticipate the needs of your team, you will be successful in completing projects together correctly and in a timely manner.
  3. Have the Ability to Adapt Quickly: Being able to be flexible while working in a team setting is a great skill to possess. When you are able to adapt and be flexible you will be an asset to your department when it comes time to problem solve. Not every team project will be a success, and sometimes you will encounter obstacles that will make your project miss the mark. That is okay though, when you can adapt, you will be able to use these failures as teaching moments and be better prepared when you encounter similar issues in the future.
  4. Meet Your Deadlines: Being reliable to your teammates is a great way to show goodwill. When your team knows they can count on you, you’ll be the go-to person when there is a project that needs to be completed. Showing others, they can trust you by being able to meet deadlines in a timely manner is a great way to enforce your reliability. If you are unable to meet deadlines, when it comes to group projects, this can negatively impact your team's performance.
  5. Keep an Open Mind: When you keep an open mind, you are able to be receptive to other people's ideas. Having great listening skills will help you as well, because you will be able to better yourself as a teammate when you receive feedback from your co-workers. Communication will become easier when working in groups on projects and both you and your team will have a higher rate of success when you can communicate with an open mind.
  6. Appreciate the Workstyles of Others: When working at a large corporation you will encounter and work with many different personalities and work styles. Part of being an exceptional team player is identifying those work styles and learning how to utilize them. This also comes into play when you are communicating during team projects. You will be able to assign work to the proper people to make your project run smoother and more efficiently.

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