Concept of Team Collaboration
Concept of Team Collaboration
Concept of Team Collaboration
Collaboration
Nursing Leadership and Management
What is meant by team collaboration?
Team collaboration is a communication and
project management approach that
emphasizes teamwork, innovative thinking
and equal participation to achieve objectives.
What is collaboration?
Collaboration
is a partnership; a union; the act of producing or
making something together.
Collaboration can take place between two people or many people,
strangers or best friends.
To collaborate is to commit to the possibility of producing an
outcome greater than one that would be developed in a silo. Really,
to accurately define collaboration, you don’t have to think about it
too hard.
6 principles of effective collaboration
1. Efficiency
There are a few things you can do to
turn your team into a productivity machine.
One is to only have meetings when necessary. Virtual collaboration is great,
but everyone has heard of video burn out due to the pandemic. By choosing
your meetings wisely, you can improve collaboration and efficiency.
2. Trust
People need to feel safe to give and receive genuinely constructive
feedback, be inspired by a common goal, and have the tools and
opportunities to connect. This can only happen in a trusting environment
where employees feel like their teammates and leaders have their best
interests at heart.
3. Empathy
Every team member has an important part to play. Nevertheless, collaboration can break
down when one or more people feel like they have it harder than everyone else or feel
like other team members are trying to bring them down.
4. Positivity
Just because you had a group project go poorly in the past doesn’t mean that the same
thing will happen again. Try to shake off any past hang-ups you might have and
approach every group work situation like a new start, with an open and positive
mindset.
5. Clarity
It’s rare for everyone on a team to be on the same page from the very beginning.
It’s natural for people to have their own priorities or interests.
That’s why it’s important to identify everybody’s priorities and agendas upfront to find a
common denominator that will move the project forward.
6. Accountability
The most successful businesses have systems and processes
where employees can reference a project’s schedule and tasks
so they have a clear understanding of how their contributions
affect the group.
Thatway if deadlines are missed or someone isn’t pulling their
weight, it can be addressed quickly.
5 essential skills for collaborating at work
1. Goal setting
2. Communication
3. Active listening
4. Problem-solving
5. Time management
What are the 4 C's of teamwork?
Ifyou want to establish a team identity, you have to give
your team an opportunity to openly discuss the 4 C's of a
Team Identity:
clarity, commitment, contribution, and concerns.
Clarify the team's mission and vision.
Ifyou do not have a team mission and vision, have your
team collaborate and create them.
Prepared by –
Bernardita E. Brillon
RN,RM,MAN, Ph.D.
NCM 119- Nursing Management