Discussion : Team Performance, Productivity and Rewording Teamwork

How to increase Team Productivity?

It is an important responsibility of the manager to ensure that the team performs in unison to achieve the common goal. The members of the team have to engage and coordinate to work and increase the team’s efficiency, and a strong team culture can be built and followed to gain success and timely completion of projects (Luo & Qiao, 2020). Communication is key to success, all the individuals who are a part of the team, have to be transparent and the project manager has to set up a chain of flow for communication and enforce it. The leader has to adapt participating style of leadership and be a good example for the team to perform and maintain high morale among the members.

What conditions need to be in place for teams to excel and why?

The manager has to create an environment of trust and integrity, so that the members can perform without inhibitions. It is important to establish a setting where risk taking is encouraged and suggestions are welcome (Hasanali, & Saeed, 2014). The project manager has to be supportive of his team members and maintain a respectful atmosphere, that establishes the fact that everyone’s contribution is important and necessary to achieve the end result. The team members and the leader have to be reliable and committed to the goal.

Suggestions to minimize threats and maximize performance

The best option to minimize threats and maximize performance is periodical monitors, internal audits and continuous improvement systems enforced to maintain high standards. It is important to maintain high morale among the team members to increase productivity and reach maximum efficiency (Sindhumol, 2020). Poor communication is also a threat to team unity, and can be corrected by establishing a channel for effective communication and ensuring transparency in team efforts. The team has to be made aware of the order of performing activities, as one activity may be dependent on the completion of another task, so every member should know this timeline and stick to the plan to ensure final delivery is not delayed. This process can be done by drawing up a project plan. And define the critical tasks along with the time taken to finish the tasks.

Rewards for Teamwork

Successful and timely completion of the project and recognition from the leadership is one of the biggest motivators for team members to excel. Financial incentives also have major impact on teams, as equity is applied to individual performance that ensures inspiration among team members.