Management 13th Edition by John Schermerhorn,Daniel Bachrach

Exercise 3

LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF
Sports teams whose members play together the longest win more because the players get to know each other's moves and playing tendencies.
Don't Short Your Team Contributions
P ositive team contributions are things that members do to help their team succeed at their tasks and help one another enjoy the experience of being on the team.
Scene-Hospital operating room: Scholars notice that heart surgeons have lower death rates for similar procedures performed in hospitals where they do more operations than in hospitals where they do fewer operations.
Why Researchers say the operations are more likely to be successful because the doctors in the better hospitals spend more time working together with members of their surgical teams. It's not only the surgeon's skills that count, they say "The skills of the team, and of the organization, matter." The ability to practice together increases how effectively the skills of the members of the surgical team can be integrated with one another. Practice increases the potency of team contributions.
Scene-NBA basketball court: Scholars find that basketball teams win more games the longer the players have been together.
Why Researchers claim it's a "teamwork effect." Sports teams whose members have played together the longest tend to win more games because the players get to know each other's moves and playing tendencies. Players develop a sense, over time, of what their teammates are thinking and where they will be on the court before they get there. Knowledge of other team members increases the benefits of team contributions.
A large part of your career success will depend on how well you work in and lead teams. Take a look at the list of "must-have" team skills presented here. Do you have the skills portfolio and personal commitment to make truly valuable team contributions

GET TO KNOW YOURSELF BETTER
Have a serious conversation with others who know and work with you about your performance as a team member and team leader. What do you expect that they'll say Ask for suggestions on how you could improve your team contributions. Prepare a short presentation to a potential employer describing your team skills. Write a set of notes on how you will describe yourself and what examples you will give to support your potential as a team leader and member.