What are the advantages and disadvantages of working in a team? Is team working a viable solution in your line of business?

Thèmes abordés

Team working, travail en équipe, business, travail, organisation professionnelle, esprit d'équipe

Résumé du document

"First, in the last decade, team working has gained in importance in the educational field and in business. It seems to be a paradox in a world where individual performances are constantly assessed by schools, universities and companies."

Extraits

[...] Even though it exists some friend's success stories, it is true that, in case of divergences, it could be the end of both the Business and the friendship . In case of entrepreneurship, the most important thing is to choose people to work with. The criteria should be trustful professionals and reliable. One of the risks in business working teams is to find yourself at an impasse in case of no consensus, no agreement between members. If you cannot take decisions for your company, if you don't agree about the strategy, it will fail. [...]

[...] What are the advantages and disadvantages of working in team? Is team working a viable solution in your line of business? First, in the last decade, team working has gain in importance in the educational field and in business. It seems to be a paradox in a world where individual performances are constantly assessed by schools, universities and companies. In a first phase, we are going to balance the pros and cons of team working from the work quality viewpoint and then we will analyze it from a personal view in other words the consequences for everyone. [...]

[...] For everyone, it could be a strong input of knowledge to exchange with others (particularly in a well-mixed group: diverse cultures, personalities?). II. Disadvantages But to be honest, a group can be unbalanced in terms of skills and it is infrequent that everyone has the same motivation to work. As a result, if there is a team leader who works harder than other, it could be frustrating. On the other hand, for a lazy member or not skilled on the subject, team working may be the better option. [...]