{"id":725,"date":"2013-02-19T20:09:56","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T20:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/home\/?p=725"},"modified":"2013-02-19T20:09:56","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T20:09:56","slug":"team-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/home\/team-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIndividuals don\u2019t win, teams do\u201d Sam Walton<\/strong> (American businessman, founder Wal-mart stores 1918-1992):<\/p>\n

When society started, small groups of hunters worked together to catch the larger wild animals,\u00a0where performing as a team had enormous rewards.<\/strong>\u00a0Everyone knew the objective – fulfilling the primary need for food – and was motivated to\u00a0achieving it.<\/p>\n

As society has evolved with greater and greater division of labor, mechanization and\u00a0automation, the objectives of the individual have also evolved.<\/strong>
\nIndividual objectives often no longer coincide with those of the other members of the group,<\/strong> the\u00a0enterprise in which they work or society in general.
\nHaving achieved their basic needs for the short term \u2013 food, shelter, clothing, security \u2013 people\u00a0start to think about power, prestige, appearance.<\/strong>
\nThey then start pursuing these secondary needs<\/strong> and can start to get into situations where\u00a0values become distorted.<\/strong> A classic example is buying a house they can\u2019t afford, or exaggerated\u00a0consumerism.<\/p>\n

Motivation towards the objectives of the enterprise may become a source of internal conflict for\u00a0those who don\u2019t feel they get adequate recognition, responsibility or rewards.
\nThey may reduce their effort to the minimum<\/strong> or even start acting in a way that is detrimental to\u00a0the business.
\nFor example just doing enough to ensure that customers are satisfied rather than making an\u00a0effort to smile and be helpful so that they exceed the customer\u2019s expectations.<\/p>\n

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If a company can get the staff to feel a sense of community<\/strong> by forging a tight bond based on\u00a0values and mission that makes them believe in the future of the company, huge benefits can be\u00a0gained.<\/strong>
\nGreater commitment from the employees has immediate effects on efficiency \u2013 less\u00a0absenteeism, less waste and lower staff turnover in addition to the customer satisfaction that\u00a0brings in more business.<\/strong>
\nLess immediate, but of enormous potential, is the creativity<\/strong> that the motivated staff can bring to\u00a0the company.<\/p>\n

The development of a company culture where everyone is fully committed requires a\u00a0management team who also show they are totally committed.<\/strong>
\nClear and transparent communication<\/strong> is essential to achieve the company vision and to always\u00a0know where they stand in the path achieving their goals.
\nMost people want to be part of a winning team and, like in a sports team, the support from their\u00a0raving customers\/fans will encourage them to keep going the extra mile.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIndividuals don\u2019t win, teams do\u201d Sam Walton (American businessman, founder Wal-mart stores 1918-1992): When society started, small groups of hunters worked together to catch the larger wild animals,\u00a0where performing as a team had enormous rewards.\u00a0Everyone knew the objective – fulfilling the primary need for food – and was motivated to\u00a0achieving it. As society has evolved […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=725"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":729,"href":"https:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725\/revisions\/729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}