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Do you think of yourself as a team player or more of an individual performer? The results of a recent study show that while employees acknowledge the value of teamwork in the workplace, they would rather go it alone.

• Do you agree? Why or Why not?

Use, bold AND define 2 key terms from Ch. 10 in your answer.

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• Hate Teamwork? You’re Not AloneDo you think of yourself as a team player or more of an individual performer? The results of a recent study show that while employees acknowledge the value of teamwork in the workplace, they would rather go it alone. Do you agree? Why or why not?
  In two recent articles, business writer Chad Brooks describes the results of a survey and his interviews with business leaders, both attesting to the importance of teamwork skills in the workplace, as well as the aversion that most employees have toward it.Brooks reports that many business leaders insist that, when set up correctly, teamwork has great benefit. As it turns out, many employees agree. Brooks reports that a recent survey of more than 1,000 employees found that 95 percent of those surveyed (who had ever worked on a team) thought that teamwork serves a critical function in today’s workplace. More than 60 percent surveyed also agreed that collaboration and team building, conflict resolution, and team management are required skills for students looking to join today’s workforce.However, 85 percent of these same employees said that working on teams in the office is difficult and that they would rather work on their own than participate in team efforts. They gave many reasons for their dislike of teamwork; two of the most frequently mentioned were that teamwork goes against the cherished “in-it-for-one’s-self” mentality in the workplace, and a lack of clearly defined roles often contributes to team failures.Other frequently given reasons were that their workload was too heavy, not allowing for enough time to work on team projects, and much of the resistance to teamwork resulted from a lack of proper preparation and training in how to work effectively in teams.Finally, some of the employees’ dislike about working in teams seem to come from previous negative teamwork experiences and having been part of a dysfunctional team. These negative experiences included verbal confrontations among team members, arguments that turned physical, team members blaming each another for things that went wrong in the team, and working with team members who started rumors about one another.The results of the survey, as well as the interviews with business leaders, seem to suggest that to be successful in today’s workplace, acquiring good teamwork skills is a must—even though it might not be a favorite part of the job!