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What Are The Keys to Effective Teamwork?

Effective teamwork requires more than group participation—it demands strong communication, coordination, and mutual support. Based on Hoegl’s Teamwork Quality Construct, six key elements define team success: communication, coordination, balanced contributions, mutual support, shared effort, and cohesion. Additionally, Amy Edmondson identifies four essential behaviors for teaming: speaking up, collaboration, experimentation, and…

Time (Personal) Management as a Soft Skill

 “Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” ~ Winston Churchill I believe the very first workshop I attended in my working life was one on time management. That workshop — in the late 70s in Winnipeg — was the start of a lifelong journey of learning. I attended…

Why Team Building is an Important Soft Skill

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships. – Michael Jordan There is no strength until there is cooperation – Irish Proverb John Adair defined “team” as “a group in which the individuals share a common aim and in which the jobs and skills of each member fit in…

Teamwork II – Using Soft Skills as a Member of a Team

Last week’s post on Team building was from the perspective of the builder, or leader of a team. However, you don’t have to be the leader to be an integral part of the team-building process. Being a member of a team provides its own opportunities for building and sustaining a…