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Teams work better together when they seek the expertise of others, and share their own strengths.
TEAM WORK IS CRITICAL to successful use of talent, skills, knowledge, and labor in a globally competitive marketplace.
How do you prepare your teams to function successfully in a tumultuous environment that includes constantly changing priorities, problems, technology, and career opportunities, as well as the basic skills and knowledge required just to get the job done? Team members are living in a world where just-in-time learning may be their standard form of training.
But many organizations fail not only to meet the needs of team members at the precise time they need help but also to equip their employees with the ability to effectively seek their own information, guidance, and resources and to share the knowledge they possess with others. The success of these companies is stifled if team members do not develop strong learning alliances within their own groups and with outside resources.
Traditional learning alliances or mentoring partnerships carry negative impressions for some people. Among the comments I hear are these: "Mentoring takes too much time." "I don't even know her. How can I possibly ask her for help?" "It's always a one-way street, with one person doing all the giving and the other doing all the taking!"
All members of a team and...