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Business Definition for: Teamwork

  • collaboration by a group of people to achieve a common purpose. Teamwork is often a feature of day-to-day working, and is increasingly used to accomplish specific projects, in which case it may bring together people from different functions, departments, or disciplines. A team should ideally consist of people with complementary skills. R. Meredith Belbin has established nine personality types that are needed in every team. One tool aimed at effective team building is the Team Management Wheelâ„¢. There are various types of teamworking, including the autonomous work group and the virtual team.

Wiktionary Definition for: Teamwork

  • the cooperative effort of a team of people for a common end

Additional Resources

Olympic Lessons in Teamwork
Olympic Lessons in TeamworkRE: Olympic Lessons in TeamworkMy top Olympic moment so far... Quite inspiring!RE: Olympic Lessons in TeamworkGreat article, I will send to others...thanksRE: Olympic Lessons in TeamworkFor more chill-inducing moments in Olympic history, Esquire has a great round-up: http://www.esquire.com/blogs/lists/5-olympic-video-momentsRE: Olympic Lessons in TeamworkThat's very good! Thanks.RE: Olympic Lessons...
Tags: Team management, Olympic Lessons, teamwork
Discussion threads 2008-08-14
The Importance of Teamwork
Organisations have embraced teams and teamwork as an effective way of doing business. The last 20 years has seen the replacement of 'supervisors' by 'team leaders'. Companies have embraced these concepts because they work. Employee motivation and morale improves dramatically when people feel valued and when their contributions make a...
Tags: Teamwork, Team Management, Management
White papers 2006-03-16
Too Cool For Teamwork?
Too Cool For Teamwork?RE: Too Cool For Teamwork?How's the weather? Isn't that about the most common type of question, and usually right in the beginning of a conversation? An icebraker in its own right as well. So, instead of taking things for granted and just saying its too cold,(which it...
Tags: Team management, teamwork
Discussion threads 2008-09-18
NASCAR Confidential
Most companies, most plants, do not have a winning atmosphere, and much of this can be tied to a lack of teamwork. Teamwork is about effectively working together. It is when people come together and perform like a well-oiled machine. This article uncovers a racing team's secrets to high-performance teamwork...
Tags: Teamwork, NASCAR, Team Management, Management
White papers 2002-05-01
Teamwork As Performance Art
Teamwork As Performance ArtVery cool!that was great. love your Friday (Thursday is the new Friday right?) blogs!RE: Teamwork As Performance ArtWonder if they had any strangers join in.RE: Teamwork As Performance ArtWow!Next event?I wonder if they have their next event/stunt planned, it would be fun to join in!
Tags: teamwork, Performance Art, performance
Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Taking Responsibility for Teamwork
This article shows how contrary to popular belief, teamwork is not just a group process. It's a personal responsibility and skill-especially in this new and "flatter" work world of teaming, partnering, and collaborating. Today all work is teamwork, and the challenge is to perform when sharing responsibility to get...
Tags: Teamwork, Responsibility, Team Management, Management
White papers 2003-01-01
The Trouble with Teamwork
Virtually every staff member believes in teamwork. At least they say they do. Although, few of them make teamwork a reality in their organizations. It is believed that teamwork is not a virtue in itself. It is merely a strategic choice, not unlike adopting a specific sales model or a...
Tags: Teamwork, Leadership, Team Management, Leader, Management
White papers 2002-07-01
Teams And Teamwork
A team is a group of individuals with complimentary skills who work collectively towards completion of a specified task. Working in a team fosters synergy and consensus building among the team members. These and several other subtle dynamics between the team members leads to the establishment of a definitive teamwork...
Tags: Team, Teamwork, Teamwork Culture, Team Management, Management
Presentations 2003-01-01
Twin Teamwork
For a bit more Friday fun in the teamwork theme, check out another "mission" perpetrated by those rascals at Improv Everywhere. It's two fabulous! by CC Holland
Tags: CC Holland, Management, Team Management, Teamwork
Blog posts 2008-07-11
Improving Cross-Functional Teamwork
This article is about Cross-functional teamwork which is a real necessity these days. Despite the need for it, vast confusion still exists about improving cooperation between departments. Improving cooperation inside a cross-functional team is different than improving cross-functional teamwork across the organization. It also includes details to form an effective...
Tags: Management, Team Management, Teamwork, Compensation, Team
White papers 2003-01-01
Retail Teamwork™ Announces Launch of Breakthrough Retail Application Based on Microsoft Dynamics
NEW YORK -- Retail Teamwork has announced the introduction of Retail Teamwork[TM], the first all-in-one retail solution using Microsoft Dynamics as an embedded technology platform. Microsoft Dynamics is a rich platform for building industry-specific business management solutions that meet the specific needs of customers. Retail Teamwork (http://www.retailteamwork.com) makes optimal use...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Dynamics, Retail, retail application, teamwork
Research articles 2007-01-15
Dynamics Research Corporation to Provide Teamwork Training to VHA Inc. Member Hospitals; MedTeams Provides Systematic Teamwork Approach to Improve Patient Safety
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Tags: patient, teamwork, VHA Inc.
Research articles 2002-02-12
Twin Teamwork
Twin TeamworkFun...I hope they at least saw fit to give up their seats for pregnant women, seniors or the disabled... Ha!
Tags: teamwork, twin
Discussion threads 2008-07-11
The Call to Lead: How Ordinary People Become Extraordinary Leaders
The article focuses on leadership quality as how ordinary people become extra ordinary leader. It defines the impact of teamwork in leadership. No matter how much work a man can do, no matter how engaging his personality may be, he will not advance far in business if he cannot work...
Tags: Management, Leadership, Team Management, Leader, Teamwork
White papers 2003-01-01
Why There Should Be An "I" in "Teamwork"
We've pretty much all been clobbered over the head with the old saw "There's no 'I' in 'teamwork." The idea, of course, is that you should ignore your own interests and put the team first. But that concept, says Steve Roesler, is really only faux management wisdom and can get...
Tags: Team, Teamwork, Team Management, Management, CC Holland
Blog posts 2008-08-21
Basic Problems in Team Work
Virtually every staff member believes in teamwork. At least they say they do. Although, few of them make teamwork a reality in their organizations. It is believed that teamwork is not a virtue in itself. It is merely a strategic choice, not unlike adopting a specific sales model or a...
Tags: Management, Team, Team Management, Leader, Teamwork, Leadership
White papers 2002-07-01
Team-Building In Secret
Corporations have been going about building teamwork in some of the strangest ways known to employer and employee. It all began when corporations started having employees hang from ropes next came having employees shoot each other with paintballs, and now some corporations are trying to build teamwork by having employees...
Tags: Team Management, Management, Teamwork, Team-building, Employee
White papers 2002-01-01
Improve Teamwork and Productivity With a Morning Huddle
Improve Teamwork and Productivity With a Morning HuddleRE: Improve Teamwork and Productivity With a Morning HuddleWe used to do something similar to this at a previous job. But does this allow for non-work conversation, much as you'd find at a water-cooler?
Tags: Team management, Improve Teamwork, teamwork
Discussion threads 2008-08-08
Olympic Lessons in Teamwork
Watching the U.S. Men's Olympic swimming team win consecutive gold medals in relay events, I was struck by three less-obvious teamwork lessons learned that can translate well to the workplace. by CC Holland
Tags: Team, Teamwork, Team Management, Management, CC Holland
Blog posts 2008-08-13
The Worst Teamwork Video Ever
The Worst Teamwork Video EverHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAIs that supposed to make me want to work there? a joke. isn't it?
Tags: teamwork, Teamwork Video
Discussion threads 2008-06-15
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