With teams so common in organizations, it is no wonder that teamwork skills are considered a key quality of a well-rounded individual.
In saying this, it is also important to note that employees are never completely independent in the workplace. In fact, an organization is actually defined as a group of people working together to achieve a common goal (Daft 19). This means that every individual is automatically part of one team, with the team being the organization itself. Just like in any team, the individual needs to work well with others so that the entire team is moving towards its goal. At the same time, the individual needs to understand their own role as part of the team and perform that role effectively. In addition, an individual's position as part of the team is what creates working relationships within the organization. Keyton (192) refers to this as the "affective or expressive dimension of group communication, as opposed to the instrumental, or task-oriented, dimension" (Keyton 192). This illustrates that teamwork skills not only allows a person to perform specific tasks but also ensures that they fit into the organization as a whole.
Conclusion
The three components of a well-rounded individual...
This illustrates that regardless of a person's specific position or role, success in the workplace requires that people have good oral communication skills, written communication skills, and teamwork skills.
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