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Ten Reported Reasons Why People Want to Be Part of a Team

July 10, 2000

"Whom can you remind today that the 'team thing' is a good deal?

1. It's possible to feel more joy when that joy is reflected in the face of another.
2. It's more stimulating to have ideas from other people.
3. No one is smarter than all of us.
4. It is more meaningful to accomplish more with people who are dedicated to the same thing.
5. It is possible to learn more and faster when teaming with people who are as talented as, or more talented than the individual.
6. A team member is not alone when facing a problem or feeling discouraged.  He or she can get help from other members.
7. Successes are celebrated among the people who understand the meaning of the success.
8. Opportunities exist for understanding the constraints, problems, and benefits that one individual's actions create for others.
9. Team members gain a broader picture of how the organization works or doesn't work by solving problems with others.
10. There is a sense of contributing to something larger
than the individual when working as a team (Woodring & Zigarmi, 1997, p. 8)."

Reference:  Woodring, S.F. & Zigarmi, D., (1997).  The team leader's idea-a-day
guide: 250 ways to make your team more effective and productive every working
day of the year.  Chicago: The Dartnell Corporation.

* The Team Leader's Idea-A-Day Guide is available on loan at the OSU Leadership Center.  A listing of all the Leadership Center's resources is available on our website www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~leaders

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Created: 2009-01-02, Updated: 2009-01-12