当准备新进入一家企业时，企业常常这样要求，必须懂得团队合作。这是每个人在职场都会面临的至关重要的人际关系问题，即使是生活在孤岛上的鲁滨逊也要和仆人“星期五”打交道。对于如何建立良好的人际关系，我们应该怎样做呢?
LouisGerstner, themanwhoturnedIBMaroundintheNineties, describedacompanyas “Greatteamscomingtogethertobuildgreatproductsandservicesforcustomers.” Anycompanyyouworkfor, whetheritdeliverspizzas, buildsbridges, makescookiesordevelopssoftware, allofthesecompaniesrequirePEOPLEtogetthejobdone. Unlessyouareasole-proprietorworkingalone, yourarepartofteam. Teamsworkwithotherteams. Teamsworkwithteamsofinternalclientsandteamsaresupportedbyteamsofsupportteams (facilities, phoneservices, evencafeteriaworkers). Yoursuccessinyourcareerdependsonhowyouinteractwithyourteamsandotherteams. Respect, integrityandequalityaresomeofthevirtuesofthisteamwork.
YourTeam
Ok, afterallofthistalkaboutworkingwithteams, Iamfirstgoingtotalkabouttherelationshipwithyourmanager (ifyouareamanager, thesameappliesinreverse). Yourmanagersetsthetonefortheteam. Sheneedstomakesurethepeopleinthegroupareworkingtogether. Makesureyouunderstandthetone, raiseanymajorissueswithyourmanagerregardinginterpersonalrelationships. JamieDimon, ofJPMorganChase, wasquotedassaying “Personalityissuesdon’tagewell”.