3 REASONS WHY YOU ARE NOT EFFECTIVE IN THAT TEAM

Team membership is one of the most effective ways of not just discovering talents, but also maximizing talents and really making impact in an organization or in any system. No man is an island of anything, you're either connected to someone/thing or someone/thing is connected to you. A team is a group of individuals from different cultural, traditional, psychological and socio-political background coming together to accomplish a given task. Research shows that we all learn effectively from each other. Alphabetically, we can describe a team as

T - Together 
E - Everybody 
A - Achieves 
M - More
Teamwork develops your interpersonal skills in coping with conflict, in being a chairperson, in developing your interdependence and accountability and in developing your sense of self-esteem. This aids your personal development and your non-work related relationships. As awesome as teams are, some members of the team are not at their very best in delivering team goals, even as after the team has undergone the various stages of formation. However, it is important to know note that conflict resolution is an ongoing process that continues till the team is dissolved. Some of the reasons for this poor performance by team members are emotional, temperamental. We shall explore some of the reasons you have not been doing so well in that team;

1. Myopic mindset; Just like how being myopic affects our personal success, when you fail to see the big picture of the group we cannot achieve much success when we are given tasks in the group. When you have a shallow understanding of your abilities, it affects your communication with team members and your superiors in your work place. This can be characterized by inferiority complex, low self esteem, inability to comprehend concepts and team values. When you find yourself in this position, you tend to withdraw yourself from others and you’re becoming unnecessarily defensive when you are confronted. 
2. Pride; This attitude is usually exhibited by those with more experience and knowledge than the other members of the team. Sometimes they are more experienced than the group leader. Pride has destroyed so many people’s career and still is. You feel you are more experienced and more qualified for the job than every other person on the team and so you become antagonistic in your approach and tend to question every process and every decision. Sometimes you want the team to revolve around you and you have this 'am the boss' attitude. Team members do not need another 'boss' within the team who is there to fry their asses, they need a team mate and a friend who will guide them and teach them how to get the job done. Remember, the team doesn’t revolve around you, but around principles and values which form team policies and culture. Yes! Every team has a culture... 
3. Fear; This is another very dangerous force that can destroy your thinking faculty and render you completely useless in a team. It makes you pessimistic and you second guess every action that is being taken. Fear is sometimes generated when you think of past failures and the outcome it had on your previous team. So the thought of the same incident repeating itself in your new team affects your effectiveness and productivity and your general output in the team. To overcome these challenges, we must have adaptability, dynamitic personality and an 'i can do it' mentality. The singular reason why a lot of people don't work well in a team is because they don't think they can work well in that team. As a good team manager, make everyone believe and understand that they can carry out what ever task they are given and always help them accomplish such tasks. Step out from the shadows of your nasty past and embrace the future of your organization