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              In work, as in sports, it’s not enough to know your position – you must be able to work with others.In any IT office or environment, doing your specific job well is expected, but you work as a small part of a much larger whole. 
 
             What does “teamwork” actually mean? Let’s look at 4 common-sense ways you can improve your work, your relationships with your co-workers, and – ultimately – your career.

•  Communicate: It goes without saying, but to reinforce the point we’re saying it anyway: If you don’t make a priority of telling your co-workers what they need to know, your interactions will never be productive. Someone encroaching on your responsibilities, or not living up to theirs?  

• Compromise: It may pain you to realize it, but you cannot always win at work. We’re serious. You know you have that mentality and need it to succeed but if you’re working with someone who does something slightly different than you would do it, or on a slightly different timetable, it doesn’t mean you’ll be able to change them, or that their way is the right way, or even that your way is the right way. 

             The classic adage of “Accept the things you cannot change, the courage to change the things you can, and the wisdom to know the difference,” is especially true at work.

• Congratulate: Just like the last point, recognizing someone else’s good work is crucial to fostering a strong sense of teamwork. Did one of the engineers come in during the weekend in order to deal with a server issue when he didn’t have to? Big successes are often celebrated with promotions and raises, but recognizing the little things and doing something as simple as congratulating them with food or a funny personalized Jib-Jab video will strengthen your bonds. 

• Encourage: When you see a co-worker – or even your boss – struggling with a task or idea, how do you react? If you answered, “I go back to my work until they are done,” you lose two teamwork  points. 

                   The Golden Rule applies to all the tips in this article, but to none of the others as much as this. Taking a moment of your precious time to simply recognize someone else’s struggle – even if you can’t actually help out – and sympathize with them is one of the most important things you can do at work. It may seem like nothing to you, but encouraging them to see through the task or just get through the day is more powerful than you know.