Individuals Adaptability for Teamwork

Individual adaptability for teamwork Name University Date Individual adaptability for teamwork A team comprises people who possess corresponding skills and are dedicated towards a shared vision and goal. Teamwork means holding each other mutually accountable for both failures and accomplishments of the team. In essence, team members develop a unique identity and mutually coordinate their activities while offering support to one another. Adapting to teamwork environment requires supportive supervision and training of individual members. The primary aim of any team is to achieve their desired goal. Any successful team has mutual trust and respect for team members (Mattick & Miller, 2006). This paper seeks to discuss how individuals adapt in teamwork environment, and benefits and challenges of their adaptability. Adapting to teamwork environment is not easy especially when an individual has been working alone for sometimes. There are stages involved in creating and adapting to teamwork environment. Teamwork involves working towards a shared mission and common goals (Raesch, 2012). Team formation results in high performing teams. Effective team leaders make adjustment to their working style based on team development stage. Team awareness of the teamwork phases creates endurance and understanding among members of the team members. In addition, team leadership is well inspired. Even though scholars and consultants use different terminologies for the four teamwork development stages, there is not a single incongruity of the four teamwork development stages. These stages include: team forming, team storming, team norming, and team performing (Stuhldreher, 2012). In the early group interaction stages (forming and storming), structure is needed in teamwork as well as a defined statement of vision and mission. Autocratic and/or directive style of leadership is proper at this stage, it may be important to have input from group members prior to the initial group meeting (Raesch, 2012). After familiarity among team members has been developed and implementation of group activities begin (norming and performing stages), democratic style of leadership is appropriate. When team members are starting to know one another, there is an anticipation of structure and assertive leadership. The sizing up of the role and influence of the roles and duties of team members in accomplishing the major goal of the team is also done. Interpersonal factors of trust are used to evaluate each member of the team (Mattick & Miller, 2006). More precisely, team leader needs to provide a sense of vision, direction, and structure to the team members during formation. Members need to be given time to know each other, to actively involve and belong, demonstrate their communication and listening skills, and create team meetings ground rules. In order to adapt, climate of optimist and f...