How to Boost Collaboration and Team Building

Collaboration is something that doesn’t always come easy, and if it’s something that you’ve been struggling with, you’re definitely not the only one. There are all kinds of problems that can arise from struggling to work as a unit, so it’s not something to be underestimated. If you’ve identified a lack of collaboration as an area that needs to be improved upon within your team, the steps below will help you get there.

Cultivate a Sense of Openness in the Office

First of all, you should try to make sure that your office environment is one that encourages openness and sharing. If you don’t have an office that exudes those attributes, you’ll end up missing out on the benefits of teamwork because people won’t feel empowered to converse and communicate. And those things are the basis for good teamwork across an organization.

Collaboration is something that doesn’t always come easy, and if it’s something that you’ve been struggling with, you’re definitely not the only one. There are all kinds of problems that can arise from struggling to work as a unit, so it’s not something to be underestimated. If you’ve identified a lack of collaboration as an area that needs to be improved upon within your team, the steps below will help you get there.
With offices slowly re-opening now is the perfect time to revamp your office culture by instilling collaboration and team building at the very heart of your company. Photo by fauxels from Pexels

Banish Judgement and Encourage Ideas

In order for collaboration to blossom, you need to make sure that people feel free to share ideas, even if they’re not fully confident in them. In order to make that happen, you need to banish any sense of judgement from the workplace and instead encourage the sharing of ideas. If you can do that, you’ll find people much more willing to share ideas and work together.

Created Dedicated Digital Spaces for Collaboration

Having dedicated digital spaces where you can collaborate as a team is a good idea. You can find further information about how to do that online; there are plenty of options open to you. Those kinds of dedicated spaces will facilitate the possibility of much closer team working which is what you need. Make the process of sharing and editing documents collaboratively as easy as possible.

Lead From the Top

If you want your team to work together, you need to do what you can to lead by example. If everyone sees the managers of the company making an effort to increase collaboration, it’s something that should then organically flow through the company and that can only be a good thing. Leading from the top gets results, so embody the change you want to see in your team.

Collaboration is something that doesn’t always come easy, and if it’s something that you’ve been struggling with, you’re definitely not the only one. There are all kinds of problems that can arise from struggling to work as a unit, so it’s not something to be underestimated. If you’ve identified a lack of collaboration as an area that needs to be improved upon within your team, the steps below will help you get there.
Infusing a sense of teamwork in your office environment will help your employees feel valued. Out of office activities are a great way to foster closer ties and improve your office culture. Photo by Helena Lopes from Pexels

Try Team Building Exercises and Games

They might not have the best reputation, but team building activities and games can still be a lot of fun and offer tangible benefits to your business when it comes to improving team working. Find games that you feel your staff members will enjoy and get something out of and the rewards for you as the owner of the business will come later. It’s definitely worth giving it a try and seeing how it goes. You might be surprised by the results.

If you want to make sure your team can reach its collective potential, collaboration and teamwork will be key. That’s why you should prioritise the things we’ve discussed here. Each of them will help bring your team together and get them working as a cohesive unit.

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Dr Marina Nani
Dr Marina Nani

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Dr Nani is the Founder of Sovereign Magazine. She is also Editor-in-Chief of Sovereign's sister publication, Rich Woman Magazine. Passionately advocating for Social Edification, Dr Marina Nani is coining a new industry, MAKE THE NEWS ( MTN) with the aim to diagnose and close the achievement gap globally. Founder of RICH WOMAN SOCIETY™ Marina believes that there is a genius ( Stardust) in each individual, regardless past and present circumstances; "not recognising the talent in each individual, leaves our society at loss. Sharing the good news makes a significant difference on your perception about yourself, your industry and your community."

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