Teamwork Essay

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Teamwork PF321 Research Paper Teamwork is a very important aspect of many areas of life. Teamwork can help people in the workplace, school, home, and in many other areas of life. I believe without teamwork people do not succeed as well as they could if they gave the opportunity for teamwork. To use an example teamwork is especially important in sports. If one team player is not contributing to the rest of the team they are more likely to lose the game. This is also true with families and work environments. People that use teamwork are effective and have good time management skills. According to The American Psychological Association group productivity can be enhanced by structuring team discussions, promoting a cooperative team environment, highlighting team members’ skills and knowledge, and to focus on communicating new and unique information. Teamwork can be done with sharing of information and also with education. A team can work on a project and share ideas that one may not have on their own without a team member starting the conversation. The sharing of knowledge within teams is critical to team functioning. (Stapler and Webster, 2008) When a lack of communication within a team occurs; their will usually be a breakdown somewhere within the team. The sharing of information can be the main foundation a team is built upon. A team can contribute to one another in many ways and communication can also occur in many forms. Some teams may communicate in the classroom, on the phone, in person or even virtually. A person could be in New York and another team member in Texas, and another could be across the world but they can all be participating team members and communicate regularly within their team. Another aspect of teamwork that I find very important is cooperation. Every team member will have something to offer; some more than others, but each team
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