MODERN BUSINESS
Managing team dynamics:
what every manager needs
to know about building a
successful team
H
By Karen Gately
ow well do the people on
your team get along? Do they
trust each other? Do they
respect and value one another?
Now reflect on the impact the
quality of relationships across your
team has on the performance of
your business. How well are you
able to leverage the full potential
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of your people because they work
with a spirit of cooperation? To
what extent are you tapping into
the diverse perspectives, skills and
experience your team offer because
people are able to collaborate?
When people collaborate they
work together to understand what
needs to be done and how best to
go about it. They make decisions
together and listen to each other’s
concerns and preferences. They
offer their ideas and opinions while
remaining open minded to one
another’s point of view. Even when
one is in a position of authority
people who collaborate work with