Building High-Performance Teamwork Dynamics

Building High-Performance Teamwork Dynamics 1. The Concept of Teamwork Teamwork is a process and strategy built to realize the vision and mission of an organization. In principle, teamwork is a way of working creatively equipped with good communication and the ability to solve problems faced together. In other words, teamwork is a strong ability to direct and encourage individuals to move towards and achieve organizational goals together. Through strong teamwork, an organization can achieve great achievements that may never have been thought of before. Teamwork can be realized well when a group of people work cohesively towards a common goal by creating a positive work atmosphere and environment, and combining the strengths of each individual in improving strong team performance 2. Definition of Cooperation According to the Big Indonesian Dictionary (2008: 704) cooperation is something that is handled by several parties. Cooperation is an attitude of wanting to do a job together without looking at the background of the person being invited to work together to achieve a goal. According to Lewis Thomas and Elaine B. Johnson (2014, p. 164) cooperation is a grouping that occurs between living things that we know. Cooperation or learning together is a team process (group) where members support and rely on each other to achieve a consensus. According to Robert L. Clistrap in Roestiyah (2008, p. 15) states "Cooperation is an activity in a group to work on or complete a task together", in this cooperation there is usually interaction between group members and have the same goal to be achieved together. Landsberger (2011) states that cooperation or learning together is a group process where members support and rely on each other to achieve a consensus. It can be concluded that teamwork is an activity that is a process of uniting ideas, concepts, and energy from members of an organization who are in groups and support and help each other for the sake of predetermined goals. 3. Factors Affecting Cooperation Saputra and Rudyanto (2005: 41) explain that the achievement of cooperation according to certain requirements that are met by the members involved, these requirements are: a. Same interests; Cooperation will be formed if the same interests are to be achieved by all members. The same interests do not only concern material aspects, but also non-material aspects such as moral, spiritual, and spiritual aspects. b. Justice; Cooperation must be based on the principle of justice, meaning that everyone who cooperates receives a reward that is in accordance with their contribution in carrying out a cooperative activity. c. Mutual understanding; Cooperation must be based on the desire to understand and comprehend the interests of the people involved in the joint activity. This understanding will stimulate the emergence of cooperation based on mutual understanding. d. Same goals; Determining having the same goals for everyone is not always easy, because almost everyone is bound in a group based on their own interests that they want to achieve by the success of the group. Specific objectives must be able to anticipate the interests of individuals who are members of a social group. Cooperation will be formed if everyone has similar goals about what they want to achieve. e. Helping each other; Cooperation is the basis for success in achieving goals. This will be easier if everyone in the group is willing to help each other in the group if needed. f. Serving each other; Cooperation to serve each other is an element that accelerates the occurrence of cooperation. If there are members who only want to be served and are not willing to serve the interests of others, then the result will be a defect in the distribution of activities. g. Responsibility; Cooperation is a manifestation of the responsibility of each person involved in the group. If there is a member who is not responsible, it will usually affect the achievement of group goals or activities. h. Awards; A person will feel happy if they receive an award for the activities they do. This award can be in the form of an award in the form of respect, or in a tangible form, such as material or written awards. The most important thing in cooperation is the desire to respect each other among group members. i. Tolerance; Group cooperation is a combination of the work of each person involved in a social group. The way each person works is not the same. Some are fast, some are slow. Some are serious and some are not. The element of tolerance is important to underlie when an activity will be completed. 4. Benefits of Teamwork Teamwork plays an important role for the organization and each individual in it. Teamwork can also improve morale, productivity, social relationships, communication and efficiency in work. Teamwork has been proven to provide benefits for the success of the organization, in addition to benefiting the organization, teamwork also plays an important role for all elements. The benefits of Teamwork include: a) Teamwork brings great ideas. When working with other team members, we will exchange knowledge, ideas, and skills with colleagues. This is what allows us to make the right decision. b) Teamwork fosters differences in views that trigger innovation. Teamwork can produce innovative ideas. The team is a place for everyone who is different to convey ideas. This allows everyone in it to think about things that can become new innovations. c) Teamwork is an opportunity to grow individually. Teamwork allows members to share information, train each other and encourage each other so that they will gain new experiences and ideas. Teamwork is also an opportunity to learn from mistakes made by other members. This makes us very careful in taking steps to avoid the same mistakes in the future. d) Teamwork increases organizational success. By working together in a team, everyone can play their respective roles with the skills they have so that one team member can complement the other team members. The unique skills they have can make everyone shine and produce extraordinary performance. That way, the team will easily achieve common goals. e) Teamwork improves communication skills. Teamwork can improve communication skills. When mapping ideas together, we are required to produce new things. This is what allows us to improve our communication skills. We learn how to communicate with one colleague and another. Of course, this can be realized if we are able to work collaboratively. 5. Purpose of Cooperation According to Maasawet (2010), the purpose of cooperation is to develop a high level of thinking, important communication skills, increase interest, self-confidence, social awareness and tolerance towards individual differences. In cooperation, we have the opportunity to express ideas, listen to other people's opinions, and build understanding together, becoming very important in learning because it has elements that are useful for challenging thinking and increasing one's self-esteem. Meanwhile, according to Mudjiono (2009), the purpose of cooperation is as follows: • To develop critical thinking in solving problems. • Develop social and communication skills. • Foster self-confidence in the abilities of members. • To be able to understand and appreciate each other between members. 6. Dimensions of Team Cooperation According to McShane & Von Glinow (2010), the dimensions of effective team cooperation are the five Cs: a. Cooperating Effective team members are willing and able to work together rather than working alone. b. Coordinating Effective team members actively manage teamwork so that the team acts efficiently and harmoniously. c. Communicating Effective team members convey information freely (rather than hoarding it), efficiently (using the best channels and language) and respectfully (minimizing negative emotions). d. Comforting Effective team members help coworkers regulate healthy and positive psychological states. e. Conflict Resolving Conflict is inevitable in social settings, so effective team members have the ability and motivation to resolve dysfunctional disagreements between team members. 7. Aspects of Teamwork According to Sharma (2012), several aspects of teamwork are as follows: a. Clear goals Goals are the elaboration of the vision and mission and are things that will be achieved or produced by the organization or company. b. Open and honest in communication Honesty and openness in a cooperative activity are important and must be maintained because that is how an organization will progress and develop. c. Cooperative decision making Cooperative decision making is creating a situation where individual success is determined or influenced by the success of the group. d. Atmosphere of trust An atmosphere of trust in teamwork is very important because the success of a team is greatly influenced by the trust of its members. e. Sense of belonging A sense of belonging in a team is important so that success in every activity carried out can be obtained. f. Good listening skills Good listening skills will make the organization grow. g. Participation of all members Participation of all members is an obligation of members in teamwork.