Team Work

Henry Ford said:
“Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.”

He was talking about Team Work: When looking at the sporting arena, working with other organisations and also within our own business at Dale Carnegie I never cease to be impressed by the power of a team.

As I’m sure many other people did on Sunday, I watched Spain stand together for 2 hours against a strong and assertive Dutch team and come through with a fantastic goal in the dying minutes of the game to become World Champions. Football is a game that idolises and often rewards individual superstars, there is undeniably great individual talent in that Spanish team ..... but for those who understand the game it is no great surprise that the team with almost 50% more completed passes than any other team won the World Cup. Spain epitomised good team work across the tournament and went on to win.

Perhaps it’s a cliché but I feel that Football like business is a team game. When we start working with new organisations one of the first questions we ask is ‘What do you like about your business?’ In most successful organisations one of the first answers back is always ‘The people I work with.’

Looking to our own business, Dale Carnegie London business has grown by two new business consultants in the past few weeks and already I’m delighted with the energy that a larger team brings to the office. Building a strong team creates an energised work environment, people share ideas and best practice and we achieve far more than we would through working as individuals.

So if you’re looking to grow your business and your team remember these key principles:

1. Think about the people you bring into your existing team .... do the personalities fit.

2. Seek to create a positive fun working environment where people can share ideas and work together.

3. Trust your team to do a good job and give them the responsibility to achieve results.

4. Invest the time to coach and support your team and reward the right activities and results.

If you’d like to find out more about building the kind of team that will drive your business forward join us on the 3rd of August for the next preview of Leadership Training for Managers. Click here for more information

David Anderson
Managing Director

www.london.dalecarnegie.com