You're struggling to get your team to work together. How can you get everyone on the same page?

Communicating the purpose, instilling the larger perspective of the project to the team and mapping of team's success to individual's success shall be the key for conflict resolution. Root cause analysis of the problem and effective redressal shall foster collaborative culture and shall establish the environment of trust & respect.

To align your team, start with clear communication about goals and expectations. Foster an environment where everyone feels heard and valued. Encourage collaboration by highlighting each member's strengths and emphasizing the collective success. Lead by example, demonstrating teamwork and accountability. Implement tools like project management software or regular team meetings to facilitate coordination. Remember, building a cohesive team takes time and effort, but the payoff in productivity and morale is worth it. As Maya Angelou said, "We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated."

Based on my experience to bring everybody on the same page following things should be done: 1. Lead by example- Here you show your teammates how it is done & its outcome. This will build confidence in them that by doing something they will actually get results. 2. Consistency of Efforts & Matrix to measure- Most of the teams struggle because of halfhearted attempts. In my opinion consistency of the efforts should be measured & should be agreed upon with the consensus of all the team members. This will align everybody's effort to a common goal/vision.

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘. 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝. 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝.

Clear communication of our shared goal, rooted in why our work is important, has made all the difference. This approach invites participation, fosters commitment, and sparks innovation, turning a group of individuals into a cohesive unit driven by a shared vision. Let's remember, clarity in our 'why' is the compass that guides our collective efforts toward success.

"A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other." I initiated "Walk & Talk" sessions, where team members paired up for casual strolls, discussing anything but work. This simple yet effective strategy broke down barriers, fostering trust and rapport. Sometimes, stepping away from the conference room is all it takes to bring everyone together.

One thing I have found helpful is when the team find an a successful example of collaboration they are trying to follow the same steps to get a successful results as well, and they will believe that best way to arrives top is the way with your team, and success of one of my team is also mine. When this feeling reaches to the team, the collaboration will be team trait.

𝐅𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐀 𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍. 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦-𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

The essence is creating a safe space where ideas can thrive, and every voice is heard. I introduced 'Idea Fridays,' a weekly session for team members to pitch any concept, no matter how out-of-the-box it seemed. This not only encouraged innovative thinking but also built a sense of unity and respect among the team. The key was ensuring everyone felt their contributions were valued, turning individual efforts into a collective success.

All points are valid. But you will need to set an example yourself to show the team what you want them to do. Smart team members will follow your lead. The rest you need to take care during the next annual performance review.

As well as monitoring metrics and measures of progress, allow space and time for open, two-way communication at this stage. Allow teams to ask, ask, ask - ask anything they want, to keep things moving forward. Allow their questions to guide you and where you may not yet have communicated goals or expectations clearly, and answer fully and publicly. Their progress is a measure of how they have been set up to do this piece of work - so watch closely to gain precious cues about what further support they need.

𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐘. 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲. 𝐁𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.