{"id":5209,"date":"2017-11-01T10:23:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T17:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/?p=5209"},"modified":"2024-05-14T10:23:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T17:23:55","slug":"redefining-teamwork-increasingly-remote-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/redefining-teamwork-increasingly-remote-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Redefining Teamwork in an Increasingly Remote World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teamwork is a simple concept. Workplaces are full of “teams”, working together to create an amazing product, service, or idea. However, this simple concept is starting to become a little bit more complex. No longer are workplaces “traditional”. Many companies now have remote positions where team members are spread out and located all around the world. Some team members may never meet face to face. So, what does that mean for the future of teamwork?<\/p>\n

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Building Effective Teams<\/h3>\n

First, maybe we should define what makes a team successful. Google spent two years studying 180 teams to see why some succeed while others fail<\/a>. According to Google, highly successful teams need these five characteristics: dependability, structure and clarity, meaning, impact, and psychological safety.<\/p>\n

So, to be an effective team, members need to be able to rely on each other to get things done and meet expectations. They also need to have clearly defined goals and roles within the group. However, an important and possibly overlooked concept is that of meaning. The work needs to have meaning. If the work does not have some significance to each team member, there will be struggles. The group needs to feel like they are making a difference and their work will have an impact.<\/p>\n