The Three Great Needs of Team Members

The Three Great Needs of Team Members

When thinking team we always hear TEAM =Together Everyone Achieves More. So what does that mean. It sounds great but what does a team need to accomplish the above statement? Bill starts out with stating that each team member brings a mix to the table of their gifts, strengths, and skills along with their set of needs. The beauty of a successful team is that it accomplishes its original tasks but it also helps meet individual needs.
So lets look at the 3 most recognized needs of each person that is on the team. The sense of belonging, a sense of worth, and a sense of competence.
The sense of belonging can take us back to the days when we as children were picked to play on a neighborhood softball team for example. Were you ever the last one picked? How did that make you feel. All you really wanted was to belong to one of the teams to be a part of the action. Now did you ever go to state or win a championship medal? I’ll bet that if you won the race alone it’s not near as memorable as being with a whole basketball team that went to state won. Why because you were part of the team, you got to contribute, you did your part. So now lets think about your job. Do you love working at your place of employment? If you do I will most certainly guess that the atmosphere there feels like a family. You care about each other. You look out for each other, you all belong.
So what is a Sense of worth? Explained in this book it comes as a quote from a dear friend of Bill’s, Nothing to lose, Nothing to prove, Nothing to hide. Now doesn’t that sound so freeing? That’s what a sense of worth provides. That says I have enough self confidence that I can take risks and if it doesn’t work I’ll just pick myself up and start over.
Just imagine a life with no secrets you have nothing to hide. This may sound hard to do but truly being straight forward and honest has huge pay offs. A team made of these type of vulnerable people are truly transparent and will be an effective team. In creating a team that has an open and honest environment that team will grow together and will feel good about themselves. They will have healthy self worth.
In closing don’t be too guarded about about your personal life, of course you will have some areas that will be restricted, but in general be more open, more sharing, you will find that people do care about you and lifting those restrictions will help you become all you can be.
A sense of competence. We all want to feel like we are contributing to our team. Whether it’s a family, sport, business, or management team, always remember that you have great worth. Gifts were given to you to share and use freely it’s what make’s you unique and only one of you. It is a treasure chest of talents that you have that are so valuable to the team.
The key to remember is that you need to feel confident about your talents and use them for the good of the team. Now you might be thinking to yourself I’m not sure if I have defined my talents. Well there is a ton of books out there in the Human Resource area that you can use to define your talents. You can also take a piece of paper and make a list of all the things you like to do. On the other side, all the things you would rather not do. After doing this you will see what areas you gravitate towards and why those are the assignments that you usually do first. Then also ask your co- workers, friends and family members what they see as your strengths. They can spot your qualities sometimes long before you see them because they see you in action.
Great teams are made up of many different pieces to make the puzzle come together perfectly. Each one plays an important part, lets list a few and this is by no means all of them, someone with vision, highly organized, works the plan, communicates well, leads, thinks outside the box, brainstorms, writes, understands figures and formulas, and creative. The list goes on and on. Each roll that’s played (each piece in place) ads to that team members competence, which leads to an efficient superior team.

Dawn Rohlik
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