Not too long ago, our communications team tweeted about an awesome masonry robot that can lay up to 1,200 bricks a day. But the robot cannot work alone; it must be teamed up with a human mason. Together, they do the work of four!
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What Type of Team is Your Organization?
Although all companies are unique, each company has employees who work together. How those teams work together can vary greatly. Have you taken a look at your team dynamics lately?
Does your company operate like a baseball team? Are you and your co-workers a bunch of superstars? Do you each work independently most of the time, each aware of company goals that you align with your personal goals? Does each superstar have his or her own timetable, striving to be the best at what he or she does?
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Has this happened to you? Someone in a group meeting throws out an idea. You muse about it for the rest of the day, then do some work to make that idea happen. And then you find out that two other people are also working on it, each independently and unaware of your work. Or, perhaps worse, you find out that the other two people had a chat after the meeting and are collaborating on the work, duplicating or contradicting the work that you just spent hours on.
In any group endeavor, communication is key and collaboration just makes sense. This is particularly true in the construction industry. On a construction project, there are many decisions that need to be made, much work to be done, and often, changes to the work along the way. Everyone involved needs to know what is going on, what work is needed now, and who is responsible for it.
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