I have found that we are always forming some type of team, be it at work, with family,friends,neighbors,etc...
"Team" - a number of people associated in some joint action.
"Team-mate" - a member of the same team.
"Team-work" - cooperative/coordinated effort by a group of persons acting together as a team for a common cause.
What makes a successful "Team"?
I believe with a successful team there must be a strong team leader, that everyone trusts & respects. When that is in place, the team-mates must all be working toward the same goal (team-work) in order for the team to be successful. Team-mates must have mutual trust and respect also, because if they don't in the end they will be part of an unsuccessful team.
I have been a part of many teams, some more successful than others. I have seen teams fall apart because of greed and selfishness and in the end everyone ends up a loser. Why is it that people can't see that being greedy and selfish gets them nowhere in the end? Maybe it's all part of the "Me" society we have become, I don't know. A team CAN NOT be successful if the team-mates have to be constantly watching their backs, because it wastes vaulable time and energy that should be invested in whatever project they are working on at the time. We all want to be part of a successful team and in order to do that the team must work together not against each other.
Some people believe they go through life, making it on their own with no one helping them. I beg to differ on that. Throughout our lives, there is always someone there being a team-mate in some form. Sometimes it just doesn't appear that way until you take a good long look at it.
We are all part of some type of team everyday of our lives, what kind of team-mate are you?
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