Imagine if there were a manual on how to strengthen teamwork – a guide that helps you understand yourself and others better. Moreover, imagine if it helps you recognize patterns in your behavior and why it sometimes veers in a different direction than intended. By gaining insights into your own patterns, you increase understanding of others’ patterns and behaviors as well. When you do that, you can see how teamwork functions in the team, reducing both friction and misunderstandings.
Gain increased self-awareness
One tool that helps you gain increased self-awareness is Everything DiSC, a communication and behavior profile that provides navigational points for communication. Reading an Everything DiSC report can sometimes lead to a strong sense of recognition, while other times it may raise questions about how others perceive you.
Individuals in a team may have different priorities, paces, and focuses but still want to achieve the same goal. Having self-awareness about your own behavior and how it affects the people you encounter is a way to create your own manual. The next step is to enhance the understanding of everyone in the team. If all individuals in a team have used Everything DiSC, the possibility of generating comparison reports arises. This gives the team a basis for discussions to better understand each other’s behaviors and communication styles. This way, the team develops together for improved collaboration and increased efficiency. When using comparison reports, everyone in the team has the opportunity to individually discuss strengths and challenges with each unique pair in the team.
Develop the team
Understanding the strengths you share and the challenges you face is crucial and helps propel your teamwork forward. This can be a powerful way to develop the team, having a significant impact on both individual and team levels.
Deepening the understanding of each other’s communication patterns contributes to a more creative, secure, and efficient collaboration for the entire team. It also creates conditions for increased quality in both collaboration, delivery, and profitability.
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