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Building harmony within a team is a collective awareness of drivers, nevertheless one of the most important will be diversity and inclusivity. Sounds simple, however, to anchor these, three components might be needed to its pragmatism. Well identified knowledge and rightly established practices on emotional intelligence, leadership and stress can be one of the critical values in practice. They enable in long-term to shape integrational equality effectively and benefit for employees to evolve within an organisational construct. This short article presents quick, hopefully, insightful observations about the significance of building harmony within a team.
There are many models available of how to build a high performing team. Models that give clear direction and structure for an action (Tuckman’s and Wheelan’s Models). However, there will also be an important driver for its successful implementation: the leader’s personality and his/her values’ integration (Lencioni’s and Katzenbach-Smith’s Models). The personality of every individual can be perceived as an outcome of knowledge and experience. Both have various impacts on the way a leader is applying leadership qualities within the work environment. It is nothing new that practice makes experts, and practice will have a significant role to play in creating the joint vision for team members.
Emotional Intelligence – Leadership – Stress: triple source of success or pain?
Leaders will have difficulties performing desired purposes if emotional intelligence is brittle and guided by the “bad ego”. Managing teams starts with the profound acknowledgement that every member will have a different cognitive map, characters, and way they want to perform their job. It cannot be forgotten they will also have background and professional experience that will have an effect on the way they act and interact with others. Before being able to manage others well, a leader’s emotional intelligence will be crucial for understanding and managing one's own emotions towards better serving the emotions of others. Leaders with high emotional intelligence, in other words inner peace + self-confidence can create a positive and empathetic team culture, which helps to build stronger relationships and supports conflict resolution if such arises - Side effect of leader’s values integration.
Effective leadership is essential for guiding the team towards common goals, setting a positive tone, and creating a sense of direction. Transformational leadership offers the most influential dimensions: inspirational influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration. Within these, variety of qualities: role-model attitude, ethics, team spirit creation, psychological safety, communication, coaching, culture, delegation and many more, leader shall practice on a daily basis. It is important to be aware that leadership is not only to show the way, but to inspire others to become courageous to explore the unknown ways towards their not yet discovered potential. A good leader can inspire and motivate team members, fostering a harmonious and productive work environment. Within today’s countless concepts of leadership, it is still about serving people and organisations smartly not emotionally.
Stress has different backgrounds, some of the common triggers will be the level of confidence and what conceptual knowledge about surrounding environment one has. These two within the organisational infrastructure will play pivotal role how individual is interacting with others and how is applying role purpose within work duties performance. Considering the value of leadership, stress can appear within the lack of integration between personal values and qualities that one wants to create for the teamwork. Stress is often an appearing factor in the workplace, and its negative effects on both individuals and teams can be significant. Amalgamation between values, acts and words supports emotional sustainability, which positively affects team members’ productivity. Furthermore, regular team meetings and open talk table schemes create the freedom for members to share their experiences and vent from emotions that occurred. In result it advantages moderating organisational citizenship behaviour, which eventually increases the quality of communication. Team members who are exposed to an exercise on emotions and knowledge stimulation can cope with challenges more effectively, reducing the likelihood of conflicts and burnout within the unit.
Diversity and Inclusivity – values that foster employee wellbeing.
Forming sustainability within a team means creating an environment where team members can work well together over the long term. This not only helps the team but also the organization as a whole. Balanced teams are more likely to be productive and innovative. Diversity within a team is created naturally as per the roles designed in the structure. Active inclusivity of its value in a team can bring a wide range of perspectives, skills, and experiences, which can lead to more original problem-solving and revolution. It is the leader’s role to form harmony in it. Functioning inclusivity ensures that everyone's voices are heard and valued, creating a sense of belonging. It is essential for fostering a harmonious work environment.
Facts to be acknowledged.
Developing harmony within a team is a complex but vital process. It involves fostering diversity and inclusivity, nurturing emotional intelligence, supplying strong leadership, and teaching by practicing stress management. These factors contribute to team sustainability and provide various benefits for team members and the organization. Moreover, harmonious teams offer numerous benefits for employees, such as improved job satisfaction, better mental health, increased creativity, and a sense of purpose. When employees are happy and feel supported, they are more likely to stay with the organization and contribute positively to its success.
©Magdalena, VLM
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