5 Keys to Being an Outstanding Team Member

It is not enough to be an exceptional level five leader; you must also work effectively with others. Even super heroes work together just like Batman and Robin.

A key differentiator for professional growth is how well you work with others. We can all think of times where we could have accomplished a task easier alone but still needed to work with others. We can probably also see where there was some benefit to the organization by our working with someone else, like they got to learn from us and from the experience.

I worked with a client who saw himself as the expert at everything he did. He was frustrated by working with teams because it got in the way of doing the real work and no one knew as much as he did. This team stuff slowed the work down and frustrated him. He also thought he should be promoted because he could certainly accomplish the work more effectively than anyone around him.

If only he knew and focused on the 5 key behaviors that would have made him a better team member.
In the spirit of being a team player, the balance of this post is located at the blog of our good friend and strategic partner - thoughtLEADERS, LLC. Click here to read further about being a better team member.  By Maureen Metcalf at Metcalf & Associates, Inc.