If your dream must work, your team must work. For it is your result that determines your report; it is your work that determines your worth. The principle of team work is one of the oldest secrets of success of any enterprise or organization. It is one of the cheapest ways to succeed as a body. It is a common secret that produces uncommon results. Everyone is unique, however, inspite of our uniqueness, we cannot succeed on our own. There are certain things in life that I can do which you can never do and there are things you can do that I can never do but when we come together as a team, we easily triumph. Understand that, without teamwork results cannot be produced and when results are unavailable, insults are unavoidable.
WHAT IS A TEAM & TEAM WORK?
The ideal team is a group of people possessing team Spirit and working together to achieve a common goal.
Team work speaks of the ability to work together as a team/group.
QUALITIES OF A TEAM
The above definition of a team is incomplete without the necessary qualities which makes for an effective and winning team. Basically, a winning team MUST possess the following:
1. COMMON GOAL (VISION)
Any group of people can be regarded as a team however, what differentiates a winning team from any other team is the fact that it has a common goal/vision which brings them together under one canopy thus giving direction to the entire group. Without a clear-cut vision, the team is bound for frustration/confusion.
2. COMMITMENT
Commitment is the factor/attribute that separates doers/champions from dreamers. It is the driving force in a leader that keeps his eyes on the goal no matter what comes his way. True commitment inspires and attracts people and it is contagious. It starts in the heart. It is tested by action. And it opens the door to achievement. If you want to go anywhere worthwhile, you must be committed.
3. CO-OPERATION
Co-operation simply means working together with commitment to achieve a common goal. It means collective or combined operation, that is, collecting individual operation to form a combined operation that yields the desired result. Understanding the uniqueness and importance of every member of the team fosters co-operation.
Note: TEAM-Together Everyone Achieves More
SEAL-Separately Everyone Achieves Less
(4) COMMUNICATION
The winning team maintains clear lines of communication. Communication builds commitment which fosters co-operation thus, achieving the common goal with ease. This is the bedrock of every team success and it is carried out by keeping your people informed (making them know exactly where the team stands), communicating face to face and in group context and seeking to resolve conflicts as quickly as possible. Note that, when they could not understand each other, the project of Babel was terminated.
(5) COMMUNITY SPIRIT
What makes a team win is the development of a sense of community Spirit. It is a sense of togetherness which makes all members of the team a part of that community. It is however developed and enhanced by the use of the pronouns we and our thus, eliminating I and my. Also, spending time together as a team facilitates and develops community Spirit
PURPOSE/BENEFITS OF TEAM WORK
The following shows the purpose and benefits of team work:
1. Effectiveness and Efficiency
2. Growth and expansion
3. Eliminates stress and fatigue
4. Builds confidence
5. Continuity
6. Support
TEAM BUILDERS
The qualities of a winning team can be seen also as factors necessary for effective team building. However, there are others needed to become a winning team.
1. Integrity/Trust: Your team will follow through if you are true.
2. Agreement: Agreement is the mother of achievement.
3. Respect: When people respect someone as a person, the admire him, when they respect him as a friend, they love him; and when they respect him as a leader, they follow him.
4. Empowerment
5. Sacrifice
6. Encouragement
7. Exemplary Living
You need people and you need God (most importantly). Success is a collection of relationships. Your future is connected to people, likewise the success of your office is connected to people. Instead of building walls, spend more time building bridges. Remember, team work will make your dream work.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Understanding And Relating Positively With Yourself
"Without misunderstanding, they say, there cannot be refined understanding". However, misunderstandings are as a result of improper understanding of, may be, a person's nature. Every one has areas of strengths and weaknesses but our success in life and relationships is traceable to where our focus lies (on the strengths or weaknesses). It is easier to accept a person's weaknesses or peculiarities if we realize that they stem from temperament. We can also learn to anticipate behaviour and try to avoid unnecessary conflicts. It is important to note that no one temperament is better than another; they all contain strengths and weaknesses.
TEMPERAMENTS: WHAT IT IS
The dictionary defines it as "the emotional part of someone's character". Temperament is the combination of traits inherited from our parents. Its root can be said to be in the mind (emotional center). However there are certain facts about temperaments. They are:
1. You are born with it
2. It determines your behaviour
3. It cannot be changed but can be trained (modified)
WHAT IT IS NOT?
1. It is not character: Character is the real you. Character is influenced by your temperament but it is not your temperament in itself. Character is our civilized temperaments.
2. It is not your personality: Personality is the outward expression of ourselves, which may or may not be the same as our character. It is the face we show others.
WHY TEMPERAMENTS?
An understanding of the temperament theory is very important because
1. It breeds agreement via understanding
2. It enhances achievement
3. It facilitates commitment
4. It helps you discover your most pronounced strengths and weaknesses and take advantage of your strengths.
THE BASIC TEMPERAMENTS
There are four (4) basic temperaments. However, everyone has at least one(1) dominant and one or two secondary temperaments. We will briefly consider the four (4) basic temperaments which are:
1. The Sanguine: Derived its name from its rich, warm blood (lively). A warm, buoyant, lively, fun loving and enjoying person. Receptive by nature, external impressions easily find their way to the heart, where they cause an outburst of response. Feelings rather than reflective thoughts predominate to form his decision. His talk usually precedes his thought (he talks before thinking). The sanguine is so outgoing, the life of the party and usually considered a Super extrovert. The sanguine never lacks for friends. He can genuinely feel the joys and sorrows of the person he meets and has the capacity to make him feel important, as though he were a very special friend - and he is, as long as he is looking at you. Then he fixes his eyes with equal intensity on the next person he meets.
STRENGTHS: Warm emotionally, friendly, fun-loving, Outgoing (extrovert), Enthusiastic, talkative, compassionate, responsive, stimulating, ambitious.
WEAKNESSES: Indiscipline, Weak-willed, Egotistical, Emotionally excitable, Unstable, Prone to exaggerate, Hot tempered, disorganized, Manipulative, restless.
2. The Choleric: Derived its name from the predominant body fluid (Choler or yellow bile) (active). A hot, quick, active, practical, strong willed, self sufficient and very independent person. He tends to be decisive, finding it very easy to make decisions for both himself and other people. He is an extrovert but not so intense. He thrives so much on activity. Unemotional by nature, he hardly sympathizes with people. He does not need to be stimulated by his environment, but rather stimulates his environment with his endless ideas, plans, goals and ambitions. He is not frightened by adversities, in facts, they tend to encourage him. His dogged determination usually allows him to succeed where others have failed.
STRENGTHS: Strong-willed, determined, independent, decisive, active and energetic, practical, strong natural leader, optimistic and confident, productive, goal-oriented.
WEAKNESSES: Unemotional and cold, self sufficient, impetuous, domineering, unforgiving, Hostile and volatile, sarcastic and cruel, impatient, unsympathetic, opinionated.
3. The Melancholy: Derived its name from the predominant body fluid (melancholy or black bile) (Black). This is the richest of all temperaments. An analytical self-sacrificing, gifted, perfectionist type of person with a very sensitive emotional nature. An introvert by nature but since his feelings predominate, he is given to a variety of moods. Though a faithful friend, he does not make friends easily. He is perhaps the most dependable of all temperaments, for his perfectionist tendencies do not permit him to let others down when they are counting on him. Disappointing experiences make him reluctant to take people at face value, thus he is prone to be suspicious when others seek him out or shower him with attention. He usually finds his greatest meaning in life through personal sacrifice.
STRENGTHS: Gifted, Analytical, perfectionist, self-sacrificing, self-disciplined, industrious, aesthetic, creative, sensitive, loyal and faithful.
WEAKNESSES: Moody, deeply emotional, easily offended, pessimistic, negative, critical and picky, theoretical and impractical, suspicious and revengeful, self-centered, indecisive.
4. The Phlegmatic: Derived its name from its predominant body fluid (Phlegm) (Slow). A calm, easy-going, never-get-upset individual with a well-balanced temperament. He has a very high boiling point and almost never becomes angry and seldom explodes in laughter but keeps his emotions under control, though he feels more emotion than appears on the surface. He is the easiest type of person to get along with and by nature the most likable of all temperaments. However, he tries not to get involved with the activities of others and is a super introvert by nature. They have a conciliating effect on others and are natural peacemakers. They are masters at anything that requires meticulous patience and daily routine.
STRENGTHS: Calm and cool, easygoing, diplomatic, dependable, objective, efficient, orderly, practical, humorous, agreeable.
WEAKNESSES: Passive and unmotivated, subject to procrastination, indecisive, fearful and filled with worry, unsure, self-protective, stubborn, selfish, stingy, slow and lazy.
OTHER BLENDS
We all have a blend of at least two temperaments: One predominates; the other is secondary, although there are exceptions. However, there are varying degrees of temperaments within the blends. Some of the primary blends using the 60% for the predominant temperament and 40% for the secondary temperament are: SanChlor, SanMel, SanPhleg, ChlorSan, ChlorMel, ChlorPhleg, MelSan, MelChlor, MelPhleg, PhlegSan, PhlegChlor and PhlegMel.
BASIC WEAKNESSES
In spite of the numerous weaknesses of the basic temperaments, there are two that stands out. The sanguine and choleric are more prone to ANGER which is their basic weakness.
Likewise the melancholy and Phlegmatic are prone to FEAR. A major weakness that affects all the temperaments is SELFISHNESS.
TEMPERAMENTS: WHAT IT IS
The dictionary defines it as "the emotional part of someone's character". Temperament is the combination of traits inherited from our parents. Its root can be said to be in the mind (emotional center). However there are certain facts about temperaments. They are:
1. You are born with it
2. It determines your behaviour
3. It cannot be changed but can be trained (modified)
WHAT IT IS NOT?
1. It is not character: Character is the real you. Character is influenced by your temperament but it is not your temperament in itself. Character is our civilized temperaments.
2. It is not your personality: Personality is the outward expression of ourselves, which may or may not be the same as our character. It is the face we show others.
WHY TEMPERAMENTS?
An understanding of the temperament theory is very important because
1. It breeds agreement via understanding
2. It enhances achievement
3. It facilitates commitment
4. It helps you discover your most pronounced strengths and weaknesses and take advantage of your strengths.
THE BASIC TEMPERAMENTS
There are four (4) basic temperaments. However, everyone has at least one(1) dominant and one or two secondary temperaments. We will briefly consider the four (4) basic temperaments which are:
1. The Sanguine: Derived its name from its rich, warm blood (lively). A warm, buoyant, lively, fun loving and enjoying person. Receptive by nature, external impressions easily find their way to the heart, where they cause an outburst of response. Feelings rather than reflective thoughts predominate to form his decision. His talk usually precedes his thought (he talks before thinking). The sanguine is so outgoing, the life of the party and usually considered a Super extrovert. The sanguine never lacks for friends. He can genuinely feel the joys and sorrows of the person he meets and has the capacity to make him feel important, as though he were a very special friend - and he is, as long as he is looking at you. Then he fixes his eyes with equal intensity on the next person he meets.
STRENGTHS: Warm emotionally, friendly, fun-loving, Outgoing (extrovert), Enthusiastic, talkative, compassionate, responsive, stimulating, ambitious.
WEAKNESSES: Indiscipline, Weak-willed, Egotistical, Emotionally excitable, Unstable, Prone to exaggerate, Hot tempered, disorganized, Manipulative, restless.
2. The Choleric: Derived its name from the predominant body fluid (Choler or yellow bile) (active). A hot, quick, active, practical, strong willed, self sufficient and very independent person. He tends to be decisive, finding it very easy to make decisions for both himself and other people. He is an extrovert but not so intense. He thrives so much on activity. Unemotional by nature, he hardly sympathizes with people. He does not need to be stimulated by his environment, but rather stimulates his environment with his endless ideas, plans, goals and ambitions. He is not frightened by adversities, in facts, they tend to encourage him. His dogged determination usually allows him to succeed where others have failed.
STRENGTHS: Strong-willed, determined, independent, decisive, active and energetic, practical, strong natural leader, optimistic and confident, productive, goal-oriented.
WEAKNESSES: Unemotional and cold, self sufficient, impetuous, domineering, unforgiving, Hostile and volatile, sarcastic and cruel, impatient, unsympathetic, opinionated.
3. The Melancholy: Derived its name from the predominant body fluid (melancholy or black bile) (Black). This is the richest of all temperaments. An analytical self-sacrificing, gifted, perfectionist type of person with a very sensitive emotional nature. An introvert by nature but since his feelings predominate, he is given to a variety of moods. Though a faithful friend, he does not make friends easily. He is perhaps the most dependable of all temperaments, for his perfectionist tendencies do not permit him to let others down when they are counting on him. Disappointing experiences make him reluctant to take people at face value, thus he is prone to be suspicious when others seek him out or shower him with attention. He usually finds his greatest meaning in life through personal sacrifice.
STRENGTHS: Gifted, Analytical, perfectionist, self-sacrificing, self-disciplined, industrious, aesthetic, creative, sensitive, loyal and faithful.
WEAKNESSES: Moody, deeply emotional, easily offended, pessimistic, negative, critical and picky, theoretical and impractical, suspicious and revengeful, self-centered, indecisive.
4. The Phlegmatic: Derived its name from its predominant body fluid (Phlegm) (Slow). A calm, easy-going, never-get-upset individual with a well-balanced temperament. He has a very high boiling point and almost never becomes angry and seldom explodes in laughter but keeps his emotions under control, though he feels more emotion than appears on the surface. He is the easiest type of person to get along with and by nature the most likable of all temperaments. However, he tries not to get involved with the activities of others and is a super introvert by nature. They have a conciliating effect on others and are natural peacemakers. They are masters at anything that requires meticulous patience and daily routine.
STRENGTHS: Calm and cool, easygoing, diplomatic, dependable, objective, efficient, orderly, practical, humorous, agreeable.
WEAKNESSES: Passive and unmotivated, subject to procrastination, indecisive, fearful and filled with worry, unsure, self-protective, stubborn, selfish, stingy, slow and lazy.
OTHER BLENDS
We all have a blend of at least two temperaments: One predominates; the other is secondary, although there are exceptions. However, there are varying degrees of temperaments within the blends. Some of the primary blends using the 60% for the predominant temperament and 40% for the secondary temperament are: SanChlor, SanMel, SanPhleg, ChlorSan, ChlorMel, ChlorPhleg, MelSan, MelChlor, MelPhleg, PhlegSan, PhlegChlor and PhlegMel.
BASIC WEAKNESSES
In spite of the numerous weaknesses of the basic temperaments, there are two that stands out. The sanguine and choleric are more prone to ANGER which is their basic weakness.
Likewise the melancholy and Phlegmatic are prone to FEAR. A major weakness that affects all the temperaments is SELFISHNESS.
Repositioning Your Attitude For A New Altitude
Life's battle is won when the attitude battle is won. The difference between a success and a failure is traceable to the attitude they have towards life. Your attitude, they say, determines your altitude in life. However, if you carry the winning attitude, you can never be a destitute in life. Your "inlook" (attitude) will always determine you outlook. So get excited about life, because it takes excitement to excel. Change your attitude and shortly, your difference will make you a reference positively.
ATTITUDE: WHAT IT IS
Attitude, whether positive or negative, is an inward feeling expressed by behavior. That is why an attitude can be seen without a word been spoken. It is not your reputation but it determines your reputation. It is also not charisma.
IMPORTANCE OF ATTITUDE
Its importance cannot be overemphasized because:
1. It determines our approach to life
2. It determines our relationships with people
3. It is the difference between success and failure
4. Our attitudes at the beginning of a task will affect its outcome
5. It can turn problems into blessing
6. It can give us a positive perspective.
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE ATTITUDE
Everyone influences and is being influenced from time to time. However, you determine the extent of your influence and to which you are influenced. The factors have a positively strong influence on our attitudes:
Other are:
(i) Personality (who I am)
(ii) Environment (What is around me)
(iii) Word Expression (What I hear)
(iv) Affirmation (What I feel)
(v) Self image (How I see myself)
(vi) Association (Who influences me)
(vii) Physical Appearance (How we look at others)
MAKE-UP OF THE WINNING ATTITUDE
A study of the men and women who made impact, it is revealed that they possessed the following:
1. Faith Attitude (Confidence/Courage)
2. Praise Attitude (Joy/Internal gladness)
3. Love Attitude (Genuine Affection)
4. Patience Attitude
5. Purity Attitude
6. Contentment per time
7. Integrity
The List is endless.
ENEMIES OF THE WINNING ATTITUDE
Some of them are:
1. Fear of failure
2. Discouragement
3. Struggle with sin
4. Criticism
5. Presence of problems
6. Negativism, etc
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HABITS AND ATTITUDES
According to Dr. John Maxwell,
Thoughts - Meditated thoughts - Decision - Actions - Continued action - Habits - Attitude/character
Your habits are what determine your attitude and your attitude determines your future.
Your name, certificate, qualification, titles, position, achievement, etc are all good but one thing is more important and that is having a WINNING ATTITUDE. Without it you never win in life. So get excited, stay excited, stay ignited because there is more to life than what we seen now.
"If you want to be distressed - Look within
If you want to be defeated - Look back
If you want to be distracted - Look around
If you want to be dismayed - Look ahead
If you want to be delivered - Look Up "
The attribute (quality) of your attitude (character) influences your aptitude (ability) to enhance your altitude (height).
ATTITUDE: WHAT IT IS
Attitude, whether positive or negative, is an inward feeling expressed by behavior. That is why an attitude can be seen without a word been spoken. It is not your reputation but it determines your reputation. It is also not charisma.
IMPORTANCE OF ATTITUDE
Its importance cannot be overemphasized because:
1. It determines our approach to life
2. It determines our relationships with people
3. It is the difference between success and failure
4. Our attitudes at the beginning of a task will affect its outcome
5. It can turn problems into blessing
6. It can give us a positive perspective.
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE ATTITUDE
Everyone influences and is being influenced from time to time. However, you determine the extent of your influence and to which you are influenced. The factors have a positively strong influence on our attitudes:
Other are:
(i) Personality (who I am)
(ii) Environment (What is around me)
(iii) Word Expression (What I hear)
(iv) Affirmation (What I feel)
(v) Self image (How I see myself)
(vi) Association (Who influences me)
(vii) Physical Appearance (How we look at others)
MAKE-UP OF THE WINNING ATTITUDE
A study of the men and women who made impact, it is revealed that they possessed the following:
1. Faith Attitude (Confidence/Courage)
2. Praise Attitude (Joy/Internal gladness)
3. Love Attitude (Genuine Affection)
4. Patience Attitude
5. Purity Attitude
6. Contentment per time
7. Integrity
The List is endless.
ENEMIES OF THE WINNING ATTITUDE
Some of them are:
1. Fear of failure
2. Discouragement
3. Struggle with sin
4. Criticism
5. Presence of problems
6. Negativism, etc
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HABITS AND ATTITUDES
According to Dr. John Maxwell,
Thoughts - Meditated thoughts - Decision - Actions - Continued action - Habits - Attitude/character
Your habits are what determine your attitude and your attitude determines your future.
Your name, certificate, qualification, titles, position, achievement, etc are all good but one thing is more important and that is having a WINNING ATTITUDE. Without it you never win in life. So get excited, stay excited, stay ignited because there is more to life than what we seen now.
"If you want to be distressed - Look within
If you want to be defeated - Look back
If you want to be distracted - Look around
If you want to be dismayed - Look ahead
If you want to be delivered - Look Up "
The attribute (quality) of your attitude (character) influences your aptitude (ability) to enhance your altitude (height).
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