Teamwork at work

Why is it important to communicate well in a team?

• It's not important for building trust.
• It's not important for keeping everyone aligned.
• It's not important for helping the team work well.
• It's important for making things clear, keeping everyone on the same page, working together, getting more done, building trust, and improving overall team performance.

How does working together help a team perform better?

• It causes conflicts and disagreements.
• It limits how creative each person can be.
• It helps by using different skills, sharing ideas, encouraging creativity, solving problems better, working faster, and making everyone feel good about their work.
• It makes the team less efficient and productive.

Why is solving problems important in a team?

• It helps teams overcome challenges, make smart choices, and succeed in their goals.
• Teams should only rely on one person to solve problems.
• Solving problems isn't important in teamwork.
• It causes disagreements within the team.

What can you do to fix conflicts in a team?

• Listen carefully, talk openly, find what everyone agrees on, focus on the main issue, and try to find a middle ground.
• Ignore the conflict, stop talking, and blame others.

Why are specific job skills important for working in a team?

• Specific skills help team members contribute unique knowledge and abilities, which makes the team better.
• Specific skills make it hard to talk to each other in the team.
• Having specific skills doesn't matter in a team.
• Teams only need general skills, not specific ones.

How does listening carefully to each other improve team communication?

• It makes team members feel isolated and uninvolved.
• It helps understand each other better, reduces conflicts, builds trust, and makes working together easier.
• It doesn't affect team communication.
• It causes misunderstandings and confusion.

Share an example of when you worked well with others.

• The team couldn't agree and didn't solve the problem.
• Everyone used their strengths, talked effectively, and finished a high-quality project on time.
• Some team members were not motivated and didn't help much.
• The team didn't talk enough and missed deadlines.

What steps should you take to solve a problem in a team?

• Ignore it, hoping it disappears.
• Punish team members.
• Blame others.
• Find the main cause, talk about it, think of solutions together, assign tasks, check progress, and review if the solution worked.

How does understanding different views help solve conflicts?

• By using force or being aggressive.
• By ignoring other people's views.
• By understanding why the conflict started, which helps everyone communicate better, and find a solution that works for all.
• It makes disagreements worse.

Why is it good for team members to have skills that complement each other?

• It causes conflicts and slows progress.
• It helps cover weaknesses and enhances the team's overall ability.
• It makes communication difficult.
• It limits creativity and new ideas.