how can organizations and employees benefit from successful teamwork?

Answer 1

When it comes to the benefits of teamwork, it's helpful to think about the organization like a car and the employees of the organization like people in the car. Each part of the car works together with other components that make it an effective and efficient vehicle. The employees in the car drive the vehicle to its destination. Say a six cylinder motor in the car produces the power to move the vehicle. If only five cylinders in the motor are functioning properly, the car wouldn't operate at its best. It may still get the employees to their destination, but would work better if all the cylinders were firing, working as a team to their best abilities.Other parts of the car, say the tires, produce the means for the car to roll. If the car had one flat tire, the vehicle no longer has the capacity to function effectively and efficiently on its own. All four tires properly inflated work together as a team to move the vehicle in the direction the driver chooses. So we see that if we have just two components of a car that are not working properly together, the motor and tires, we've lost some of its effectiveness and efficiency. Our car would struggle being the best it could be.

Now consider from this simple example, how an organization can operate most effectively and efficiently to achieve its goals. One way is by combining their employees skills, talents, knowledge and experiences together -- teamwork. The organization benefits from the combined interactions and contributions of employees. For instance, a finance specialist with international market experience could help a team achieve sales growth by identifying foreign markets that have strong currencies and are more willing to buy goods from overseas suppliers. A marketing manager on the same team could help define specific ways to reach customers in international markets to grow sales. Combined experience (or functions) and contributions by team members adds to the likelihood that an organization will achieve their objectives.

The greater number of employees at an organization, the more likely there will be special roles and job functions, all of which make teamwork essential. Employees benefit from teamwork, both personally and professionally. Adding value to the organization as a team member can be extremely rewarding for employees that help the organization reach or exceed its goals or its mission. The reward may be financial in the form of a raise or bonus, a promotion with more responsibility, or being recognized as an expert within the organization or among peers. Well orchestrated teamwork is beneficial, even necessary, to an organization and its employees. Just like a set of well functioning tires and quality motor is to a car.