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If you spend far too much of your time: - mediating between warring egos
- smoothing ruffled feathers
- trying to coax people back to work after yet another outburst
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Do members of your team appear to be: - Pulling in different directions?
- Concentrating on their own goals, rather than the collective success of the team?
Is communication inconsistent, giving you mixed feedback on progress, or no feedback at all? |
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Teamwork research in 2008 showed that most teams in UK are performing at around 40% of their true potential. The result of this is that most managers feel, correctly in some cases, that they are paying their people just to turn up to work. |
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People are recruited to a job on their abilities and experience, but often leave due to: - poor relationships with the team or manager
- the stress of a job that did not match expectations, or
- a failure to fit with the culture of the organisation.
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Every team has its own unique way of working, but there are some common elements that get in the way of real performance. |
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