Teamwork In Workplace

This paper will look at two newspaper articles describing workplace process and conditions, and will look at the evidence each article provides. The articles describe workplace processes and concepts. The processes and concepts these articles focus on are teamwork, startup culture and unions. The two articles talk about working at Google and Walmart. Teamwork makes work easier, effective and more efficient. According to David Mattson (CEO and President of Sandler Training) teamwork has six main benefits in the workplace. Teamwork fosters creativity and learning. Working as a team makes it possible for all the team members to learn and gain new skills and experiences. Next, teamwork blends complementary strengths, team members can build on the talents of their teammates. Teamwork is a perfect way to build …show more content…
The article by Sheila Norman-Culp (Associated Press) titled “Google’s offices all about teamwork - and fun” also talks about teamwork at Google. Google culture is similar to startup culture, so Google employees have the same benefits as startup workers. Google is a undoubtably one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Employees at Google work in many different projects and areas, and there are many teams. Teamwork is a big part of Google, according to the article all Google employees work on at least one team, and some of them are two or more teams. Google spends time trying to understand how to build the most productive team. Google analysis shows that teams work best when they can count on their teammates, and take risks. Google teams are very diverse and filled with people from different backgrounds. Google embrace startup culture so workers have a flexibility and open communications. If a workers doesn 't like their team they always have the opportunities to find a different