Teamwork and Interdependence - Pt. 2
This post is a continuation of ysterday’s post on interdependence. We have been looking at this by way of an acronym I developed on a trip to Jamaica in 2002. Here is the acronym once again:
Identify every aspect of the operation that requires a team effort
Notify every member of the team of his or her role.
Team up on the basis of the group’s vision and not individual interests
Examine your dream together and let everyone capture a passion for it
Resolve to all be focused on the team aspects of the organization
Divide responsibilities fairly to every member of the team
Engage the soul of every member of the team.
Paint pictures and mental images of possibilities.
Employ a variety of people to help cast the vision.
Navigate through situations and circumstances as one unit.
Display an in-depth care and concern for one another.
Empower each other by relying on each other’s skills and abilities
Nourish each other by equipping and elevating each other’s contribution
Communicate at all times, making everything clear and plain to the team
End every effort by sharing the benefits and rewards of teamwork.
In today’s post I will briefly look at the last eight things we did with our team:
8. Paint pictures and mental images of possibilities.
Every day in the morning, we had the opportunity to cast vision to the team and we made the best use of such avenues to ensure that everyone grasped the big picture of our entire purpose of being in Jamaica.
9. Employ a variety of people to help cast the vision.
We had MAs (Mission Advisors) whom we selected to work with us in binding the team together and communicating our vision to the rest of the group.
10. Navigate through situations and circumstances as one unit.
We made it a primary priority to stick together as a team and travel together. The leaders would always look out for our team members to ensure that we were all on one track.
11. Display an in-depth care and concern for one another
We emphasized on the need for great relationships with each other. John Maxwell once pointed out that people go the first mile because of duty, they go the second mile because of relationship. Good relationships were a vital concern for us.
12. Empower each other by relying on each other’s skills and abilities
Interdependence is impossible unless a team learns to rely on each other. By realizing that everyone is gifted to serve, we were in fact able to empower each other.
13. Nourish each other by equipping and elevating each other’s contribution
We advocated for placing individual rights below the team’s best interest. The other person’s contribution was considered as very important and this enabled us to achieve so much progress.
14. Communicate at all times, making everything clear and plain to the team
We made it a priority to always communicate with each other and went to great lengths to keep the entire team updated on our courses of action.
15. End every effort by sharing the benefits and rewards of teamwork.
Instead of taking all the praise for our achievements, we would always credit the team with having made all things happen.
