Events:
Engineering Workshop: Conduct an Effective Internship/Job Search
Wednesday, June 21, 3 pm - 4 pm
Virtual
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June Competency Focus - Teamwork
This month, our career competency is teamwork which is defined as building and maintaining collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities. Check out the learning and level-up opportunities shared below and begin fine-tuning your teamwork skills.
Helpful Articles
How to Build a Successful Team
by The New York Times
by Atlassian
The Importance of Teamwork in the Workplace
by Bright HR
Ways to Practice Better Team Building
by Sammi Caramela
Recommended Training
Working on a Cross-Functional Team
by Doug Rose
Communicating with Diplomacy and Tact
by Tatiana Kolovou
by Chris Croft
Increasing Collaboration on Your Team
by Britt Andreatta and Madecraft
Level-Up Experiences
The following are recommended ways for you to practice and level-up your teamwork skills this month within your current job. Feel free to use these suggestions or come up with your own. Once you have finished an experience, be sure to add it to your accomplishment tracker.
Participate in Team-Building Exercises
- Prepare - Identify a team-building activity or exercise that fits in with your team’s goals and interests.
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Take Action - Work with your supervisor to plan a time for the whole team to work through a virtual escape room, a collaborative problem-solving challenge, or a group brainstorming session. Check out this website for some ideas to kickstart your creativity.
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Reflect - How did this activity bring your team together? What other things can you do to continue team-building efforts?
Practice Active Listening
- Prepare - Read this article about active listening and think of ways that you can improve your own listening skills.
- Take Action - In your next team meeting or interaction with colleagues, make a conscious effort to practice active listening. Focus on understanding others’ perspectives and ask clarifying questions where needed.
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Reflect - How did this experience change your perspective on listening? Were there any other changes that you noticed?
Find Opportunities to Help Your Coworkers
- Prepare - Consider ways that you can help your co-workers and supervisor.
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Take Action - Once you have completed your own tasks, check with your co-workers and see what you can do to help them complete their tasks. Collaborate on idea generation, event-based projects, and any other tasks your team is tasked with.
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Reflect - How did others react when you offered to help with their task? Was there a difference in how the project was completed?
Want to share?
Are you aware of resources, events or training that would be good to share with other Working Learners? Please email us your ideas for inclusion in upcoming monthly level-up communications. Send suggestions to workplus@asu.edu
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