Group Work: Weakness And Importance Of Teamwork

“We don’t support each other because we are a team. We are a team because we support each other,” begins a passage from Tadatoshi Fujimaki’s Kuroko No Basuke, a Japanese animation series. From the passage alone, we can know the importance of teamwork. Teamwork refers to a group of people which are working together and sharing responsibilities to achieve a common goal. As a student, we are often required to work together as a team with other students in order to complete a certain task or assignment. Teamwork is an effective approach for the completion of the work in an effective manner which further enhances the performances of all members in the team therewithal. The effectiveness of a team is frequently influenced by internal and external factors. Internal

For instance, as a student, we will be assigned into group works. One of the members might have advantages or strengths in this part, and another member might be strong in this certain part of the assignment. Weakness can be minimized when we are working on our areas of strength. For that reason, it can be acknowledged that teamwork can make the best use of every member’s strength and at the same time, reducing everyone’s weakness. Working as a team also will teach us to do work more effectively. The outcomes from a great teamwork are very satisfying as it will not only affect us but the whole team as well. More often than not, working as a team makes everything fun and enjoyable. From a positive view of working together as a team, we can share a lot of interesting ideas while working on a job or assignment. When we are tired, take a break and make a small chit-chat session with the members and know them better. Laughter and fun can reduce stress and at the same time, we can increase the effectiveness on the work given. As the saying goes, kills two birds with one stone. Teams that enjoy working together can achieve great