Most professional environments rely extensively on the need to get individuals working as a team. Helping these professionals to have an aligned understanding is only the first part of this challenge – the real obstacles often begin when they need to turn out collective results. Effective teamwork is the culmination of many of the elements of professional communications we have covered so far.
However, there is more to being a team than simply having aligned goals and synergistic inputs. True collaboration is where the whole becomes greater than the sum of the parts. This is the lofty goal of getting the best and the most from any team in terms of outcomes and success. This relies upon every trick, tip, tactic and skill we can muster from everything we know about professional communications.
