It is obvious that our creator want us to talk less and listen more.
Today session with Brad Arden was so inspiring. He talked to us about the importance of team work in the big topic: team intelligence at work. What I have learnt is that by working with others as a team I will perfect myself and achieve also my personal goal in a better may than if I was working alone. It was all about the importance of being quiet and listening to what others think and the requirement of jugging less and listening more. He uses the concept of “territorialism” in order to express the tendency we have to protect our thoughts and what we think right. He highlighted the fact that working in group gives a chance to diversity, pressure and tension which are of a big value for successful achievements. In brief, I have understood that I will learn more and improve myself by listening to what others think on me, my thoughts and my work. While he was ending his session I had a though in my mind when realising that he works alone (no offices) but he is telling us about the importance of team work…very strange but I know that he has got is personal reason to that. However, he was very great and we have learnt a lot. Thanks Brad.
4 comments:
Dear Adam, I am glad to hear that Brad's presentation has really thaught you a lot about the importance of team-work in the work-place. I completely share your impression of his ideas, advices and recommendations to all of us. In fact, you have desribed it very well and i will stop with my comments right here!
Adam, thanks for the summary. As to the issue about being a one-man-team, remember that Brad asked where does your team begin and where does it stop? So who is in his team? All of us in the room? His family? The guy who provides the software he is using for his presentation?
Nice piece Adam, but you still want to hang Brad for propagating the gospel of "team spirit" without having a team. I guess we have already been told by a lot of the speakers that the world of work is changing and the definition and types of team would definitely also change. The new way to work in a team would be through networking, which i think Brad was trying let you know. Jobs are becoming more project based and hence need to have teams on and off. Any way nice summary. Cheers.
Temi
Adam, you have captured the essence of the seminar quite nicely. Interesting how there are all these ideas floating around: from intangible assets (knowledge, information to mobile (virtual) offices to one-man teams...) the 21st century World of Work is hectically dynamic.
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