The “teamwork” is probably one of the most controversial terms in the business environment and when it comes to any work/job related discussion. Some of the biggest organisations in the world look at teamwork as a skill, as a must to work for them and as a crucial quality to perform properly and deliver great results.
However, we can still meet people who work on their own or their jobs require them to perform individually – such as a therapist, a coach, a freelancer in the IT world or the digital environment. And even these people sometimes work in a group, collaborate with others, get inspiration from others or need someone else to perform a particular task in order to deliver the full job.
Why is teamwork so important?
But when it comes to building a company, no matter how small it is and no matter if you start your own or not, you need to be able to set the proper base that will allow you to work someday with a team or you need to build one from the ground up. Regardless of how many talents a person could have, working in a team will always provide more advantages than working alone. Even if it’s just the fact that you can do more or you can finish faster or you need someone to share your ideas with or you’re just asking for feedback – when there are more eyes to look at things, you can slowly start seeing the right things. A team can help you build faster, stronger and achieve the results you want. A great team can help you reach success.
Because a team comes with multiple individual profiles and experiences, a team is a know-how sum-up, a sort of a common database that can be accessed any time. A team comes up with faster solutions, because they have multiple sets of skills. Working with a good team you will discover a set of values, a mission which is grounded on a vision. These people have a purpose and amongst it is achieving your goals while achieving theirs. It’s a shared focus and a common purpose. It’s like getting the perfect taste by having the right spices and ingredients added to the food at the right time.
Doing the right things in the right way
Fostering collaboration among multiple agencies requires effort, open communication, clear goals, and metrics — and clear direction. We help you achieve it by working closely together. There are plenty of things one can discuss about teams or teamwork, but we would like to talk about the synergies that are generated in a team. The way we see it in our team, the way we work together, the manner in which we decide on the tasks and allocate resources. The synergies we see by working in a certain way, in planning our processes and achieving our goals. This would sound as the ideal team but it’s actually not – because there is no ideal teamwork – but there is a team which can provide the best services because they understand how to work together, how to split tasks and requests, how to help each other during critical times, how to prioritize, how to generate solutions in a timely manner and most importantly, how to listen to the customer needs and provide the appropriate solutions.
It’s ok to want to be part of the ideal team, but what about being in the team who works better because they actually collaborate?
- The team who solves issues, because they actually talk and listen to each other
- The team who shows progress because they agree on a plan
- The team who supports last minute issues because they allocate the time to solve potential problems
- The team who will actually deliver on the organisation mission because they follow a vision and play by its “values”.
It sounds idealistic but the reality is that this doesn’t really matter. What matters is to be able to identify those who achieve and deliver, those who focus on getting the results you deserve.
Seek perfection and catch excellence
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence” Vince Lombaridi
What about a team that understands commitment and is devoted not solely on achieving their professional goals but also on reaching for excellence? Professional growth requires to some extent to take it personally and put your heart and soul in what you do in order to succeed. One has to love his/her job, appreciate his team and find joy in every working task. You will never perform at your best if you “hate” your colleagues or pretend you’re working in a team while struggling on your own. It works the same the other way around: sometimes you just need support in order to create something meaningful.
We understand these principles and this is why we make sure to provide the best working environment to our team members. We don’t just focus on building effective teams, we aim at creating high-performing teams. High performing teams are not afraid of doing things or walking the extra mile. They are not afraid of taking risks when needed or implementing a “crazy” idea which can turn things around and generate more results. They are not afraid to speak their mind and openly discuss their ideas and proposals. Working in a high-performing team is an opportunity to grow and develop while generating impact through your work.
Who is the Optimized iteam?
We are the team who strives to work with professionals in all areas, to bring high quality in everything we do, because we follow our vision and our mission which is to focus on getting you the results you deserve. We are 100% connected to you. And we are the reflection of a strong team of creatives who are willing to collaborate in order to achieve those results that matter, when it matters, for you.
We know it’s imperative to have the answers to your problems but also to provide the most suitable solutions. This is one of the reasons why our team is formed of specialists in different fields from technical experts to technical solutions architects, from project engineering to project and account managers and all range of developers. This is what we see as a recipe for success: bringing together talents from different areas, with different backgrounds and experiences and connecting them with you to work together towards building successful solutions.
We work closely with you to understand your business needs, build the appropriate plans and deliver the projects as agreed. When we notice a gap, we find the right person that can help you fill it – and if we don’t have that kind of expertise, we find it for you and connect you with the solution that will still help you get the results you deserve. Moreover, we focus on offering you best-in class services and solutions. We don’t cut corners by using low level developers or project managers. We use the best of the best as we understand that this will generate more trust and develop a professional relationship that can last in time.
