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Effective Teamwork: The 3 C’s

The past year has been hard on our industry in many ways, and as we moved into working from home during the spring, it quickly became evident just how important effective communication and teamwork is. As we enter 2021 with new prospects and projects, we’re keeping this top of mind.

All of our people have experienced jobs that are successful and run pretty smoothly, and then there are those that pose more challenges and risks. Jobs with more obstacles naturally drive us to seek the errors of our ways so we can adjust our practices for the future. It is in this arena that we garner our “lessons learned” and look inward at what we could have done better as individuals and as a team. After all, steel sharpens steel, right?

We have much to learn from both types of projects, but too often we allow the sense of accomplishment to blind us to our micro errors along the way. For our teams to succeed under any circumstance, we must always prioritize communication, team coordination, and cooperation. Although this may seem like a fairly simple concept, sometimes the most uncomplicated plans are the ones that work best. As we begin a new year, let’s reflect on the simple things that carry a lot of weight that create successful projects and relationships.

Communication

Communication is something we do every day and yet it is often overlooked. Open and clear correspondence between each member of the project team lessens assumptions and the risk of misinterpretation, and without this, you invite the risk of expectations not being met. Not every client, owner, and team is alike. Each of our colleagues has different backgrounds, passions, ways of learning and communicating, and expects different things. The best way to build a trustworthy and transparent relationship is to understand what each team member is wanting out of the transaction to accommodate expectations. Be vocal and be honest, but most of all, listen. If the team’s expectations are heard and understood, we can establish trust with our colleagues. Great jobs are normally the result of a team that worked well together because there was a sense of commonality, a sense that the team wants to deliver the product you have in mind and is working towards that common goal with you. When a client feels that you have tried to understand them, it shows that we want a partnership.