ALT-2 The Importance of Teamwork
Teamwork Is How to Tackle A Task
We all know them. Those solo fliers. They exist everywhere. They are our family members; they are our friends and they are our co-workers. They are the people that insist beyond a shadow of a doubt that they either know or can do everything themselves. And they very frequently baulk when you try to "take away" their very fiery and fierce independence. I know this because not only am I one of these people, but I also grew up with one of these people.
But even us "fiery firecrackers" fall and stumble, succumb to the stunning reality of our "independent to a fault" stupidity" and have to eat enough humble pie to admit to the reality of a need for, and be willing to work on, a team.
This "humbling halt" occurs more often then one might think throughout our lives and becomes critically important during each "milestone" that might occur in any given life.
The first of these milestones occurs in childhood when we realize that if we stay stuck on the idea of a solitary life, then our teachers and peers will peg us as a person with "poor social skills" who has an inability to work on school group projects or to make and to keep a set of "positive" friends. At this stage, solitude doesn't carry a particularly high price. It might mean being made fun of by prospective pals or it might mean a better or worse grade than one might get on one's own were it not for the skills and the abilities of the others working on the school group project.
The next of these milestones comes at the "job hunting" phase, Here, us "solitary souls are either young or "full grown" adults who by this stage in life should hopefully have some good sense. We should know both practically and instinctively that our willingness and ability and willingness to work on a team or not could have some serious consequences. If we are not completely honest both in word and in practice about our marketable skills in some industries for instance, it could mean not only the difference between excelling and failing, but the difference between actually HAVING A JOB or NOT. At this level, the preparedness and character to stand up to employer's tests are critical and the failure of those tests could literally be costly.
Then there is the milestone of "event planning." This involves everything from a small weekend gathering to a larger family and friend reunion or wedding. Here, the lack of teamwork could have somebody (or a big group of somebodys) "tearing his or her hair out." Even worse, it could mean that the event does not happen on schedule, if at all. So, before all of you out there twist and turn when you are told to work on a team, take into consideration those around you and turn solitary into "super!"
