+ Enhance

Effectiveness
The Importance of
Teamwork
in the Workplace
Improve
Efficiency
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“Two heads are better
than one.”

THINK BIG.

CREATE BIGGER.
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What is
teamwork?
"Teamwork is the ability to work
together toward a common vision.

The ability to direct individual

accomplishments toward
organizational objectives.

It is the fuel that allows

common people to attain
uncommon results.”
-Andrew Carnegie
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How does teamwork work?
It starts with a team.

A team is “a set of people with a range of different skills who will

ideally have objectives that contribute to the overall corporate
strategy of business.”
-”Using Teamwork to Build a Better Workplace” – case study by The Times 100
(Chartered Management Institute)
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In simple terms,
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Why it works
Leadership and management
The whole is greater than the sum
provides organization and
of its parts
structure.

EFFECTIVENESS. EFFICIENCY.
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There’s one con…

 TEAMS FAIL.
 Unwillingness to cooperate
 Lack of leadership
 No managerial support
 Frustration can lead to loss of
motivation
 Too much competition can stray
teams away from the common
goal
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But the Pros Outweigh the Cons.
 Creates cooperative/friendly workplaces

 Creates leaders

 Better ideas through creative competition

 Strategic point of view = NO TUNNEL VISION

 Goal attacked from numerous points of view instead of
just one.

 Less time consuming

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Using Teamwork in Real Life Work
Environments

Brainstorm meetings

Group Presentations

Mentoring

Event planning
“Talent wins games, but
teamwork and intelligence
wins championships.”
- Michael Jordan
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COME
TOGETHER.
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Works Cited
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 6. By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Damon J. Moritz. [Public domain], via
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 Music: “Come Together” by The Beatles