Creating Partnerships and Teams
Many partnerships flounder when the skills are all alike. Competition vs. co-operation can exist. When the team has the combination of skills needed for the task at hand, sharing the responsibility will work constructively. Recognition of individual skills and the value of the contribution each makes to the group, enhances confidence and translates into productivity.
Having a clear mission statement helps keep everyone on track. It is wise to draw up partnership or project agreements to spell out goals, responsibilities and compensation.
Compatibility of personalities must be considered. Being friendly and cooperative is not enough. There is a distinct difference between friends and working partners. While working relationships can be polite and friendly, they must have shared values, degrees of commitment, levels of energy and equal desires for success.
Conflicts will naturally occur in any relationship. This is a result of dealing with growth and change. This conflict can lead to the creation of new policies and procedures.
When a partnership has conflict management skills and deals openly and efficiently with their differences, goals can be reached. They will get into trouble when individuals are afraid of conflict and avoid it by withdrawing, lying, hiding errors or inabilities or by blocking discussions. Tracking the cause of the problem can be difficult from the inside.
Working in a rigid critical environment is stressful. Fear clouds every decision. Old ways are repeated and innovative procedures cannot be implemented. Staff turnover and absenteeism will be high.
If working groups are also friends and spend time together both at work and during leisure time efficiency will drop. The social scene can become more important than the business goals. Office politics and romantic adventures bleed energy. This may be the result of weak management or a sign of drug and/or alcohol abuse. Co-workers are not our intimate friends. They are our partners to achieve specific goals.
Building a productive working partnership takes skill and practice. The effort will pay off in returns personally and in business.
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Marilyn Barnicke Belleghem M.Ed., has a Masters Degree in Adult Education and Applied Psychology. She consults to families in business on their personal and professional relationships. I 877 734 1517 http://www.mbcinc.ca
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