Teamwork Quotes for Employees

Ordinary people can achieve extraordinary results by teamwork. 

Teamwork helps you achieve common goals by combining individual efforts and achievements. It is the driving force behind achieving uncommon outcomes.

A team’s success lies in the collective efforts of the team. An individual may be extraordinary in his skills but he is of no use if can’t work in a team.

A team effort supported by an individual talent can lead to the growth of civilizations.

Great heights can be achieved in this world if individual efforts combine with the team spirit.

The real strength of the team lies in individual efforts and the strength of the individual lies in their team.

When different people work together with a unified objective then it is termed as teamwork.

A loyal and trusted team can give you unexpected results.

The best thing about a team is that you always have your team members with you in every up and down.

Combine someone’s strength with your weakness to build a strong team.

A team would always overpower individual efforts or strategy even if they are brilliant.

Always work for the best of the team rather than achieving best for yourself.

When an individual thinks over and above himself he gains the team’s confidence and team achieves excellence in every sphere.

When you are confident about your own skills and praise the skills of others you make a great team.

United we stand and divided we fall. Similarly great works are accomplished by team efforts not by an individual.

A great player is the one who places his team’s achievements higher than his individual gains.

A team works when an individual commits himself to group work.

London was not built in a day. It takes time and effort of team members committed towards business goals.

When you are ready to give up your selfish interests for the betterment of the team, you are a great team player.

Confidence in your team can help you achieve great breakthroughs in your life as well as careers.

Are there better ways to motivate your team?

Here are the things you can follow to motivate your team.

Goals should be clear and vision should be shared

Your team can work more efficiently if they have a clear vision of your goals. This will motivate them to work for better performance and exceptional outcomes.

Communicate with your staff

Clear goals can be set by effective communication with your team. Communication between you and your employees is very important as it is a two-way process leading to regular flow of information. This keeps them up to date and you can also get their feedback by listening to their ideas.

Keep regular contact with your team and let your team members come and talk to you. Be open minded and easy to approach. This attitude will make things easier for both you and your team. This will increase their involvement and confidence and give them better results. This results in high levels of motivation.

Encourage teamwork

Teamwork increases efficiency and productivity as employees work cohesively. They feel less isolated and more involved with their work. This can be achieved by giving opportunities to bond and grow. You can also provide team building exercises. Working cohesively and better understanding between team members is only seen in the best companies.

Providing a healthy office environment

Environment plays a key role in our creativity, productivity and contentment. and creativity. Try to make office space a happy and fun zone. Happy employees are positive and more motivated towards their work. Ambience, relaxing areas, noise, quality of air and privacy are key areas of a healthy office atmosphere. Support healthy attitudes and practices. Offer healthy snacks. Give access to exercise, say, a gym membership. Participate in team building exercises.

Reward and positive feedback 

The power of appreciation is very strong. Positive praise, recognition of work and efforts inspires team members. This will lead to progress towards achieving the company’s goals. Show gratefulness and appreciation when employees achieve extraordinary things. Applaud their efforts and hard work. For example, instead of saying ‘Nicely done’, tell why it is good and how it has helped the business. It will increase their motivation and enable them to put in extra effort in future. Provide monetary rewards, perks and gifts for their hard work and commitment. Give them more  responsibility and independence.

Provide opportunities for development

Growth and development opportunities can inspire your employees to work more effectively and give better results. Enhancement of skills through learning is needed to improve a team’s performance. These opportunities need to be tailored to suit the employee specifically and further teaching, training and mentoring should be followed.

How to motivate remote team members?

Implement a recognition program

To encourage high performance and boost talent a seamless culture of appreciation and recognition is very important. But, implementing it virtually can be a really tough task. But if you will follow these simple steps, it can be achieved easily: 

• Always keep a proper structure for choosing correct candidates.
• Try to align values with behaviour which you actually want to implement.
• Provide a system for eligibility of rewards and how often it should be given.
• Always select the type of award to be given to the employees. 
•  Inform your team through a group email or meeting about your programme.

Take the good with the bad

Research suggests that negative feedback affects people even more than positive appreciation. Any kind of obstacles and hindrances should be solved immediately for the success of the project. 

Managers must avoid negative thoughts by positive outlook and sharing contributions of workers who are facing problems in recent times. This will help them forget their past bad experiences and get them moving forward for their betterment. Henceforth, everyone will work together towards their common goals.

Provide Better time management skills

Time management plays a key role in deciding your motivation level. This disturbs your healthy work-life balance. It also affects your performance as you miss deadlines. This is really a struggling phase. So, what is the solution? Follow these simple guidelines for effective time management.

• Set goals together.
• Try to focus on quality rather than quantity.
• Make them aware about the benefits of time management.
• Try to find their problem areas and help them find a solution for it.
• Reward their hard work through a thank you note or incentives.

Cut out the unnecessary things

There is a difference between knowing your team members and excessive communication with them. Schedule telephonic calls or virtual meetings only when it is absolutely necessary. If needed, try to keep it short and concise. 

Don’t contact too much as it leads to distraction. Keep the same with respect to emails and chats. It may present you as disrespecting their time with excessive interference.