Talk:Playing 'team' experiences/@comment-4929509-20120328235933

The importance of experience to learning --- as long as the desired results are being obtained then someone's experienvce can be very valuable. In our business we use a training method of "tell - show - try - do" where we tell a new team member what they will be doing, we show them, let them try and if they are succeeding we let them "do it" on their own. If they get stopped we go cback to whatever level necessary, tell them, show them or let them try with you beside them.

Also working beside / under a 'master' is a great way to learn. I have had two business partners who had mastered 'leverage' in particular and it is staggering to see how quickly results can be produced when leveraged effectively.

I have always enjoyed team sports more than individual sports. One thing I like is that a team environment can bring out the best in each member and have them flourish ... one experience many years ago, I captained a 'junior' tennis team 16 and 17 yr olds who were all brilliant palyers but often lacked the level headedness. I was 26 and as a team we were unbeatable, and went on to win the State title. One of those young guys went on to play o/s's and another had a career as a tennis coach.

I also enjoyed the socialising of the team and still do, it's very important. I also like winning as a team ... there is a different feeling to it for me anyway, better than winning as an individual. So I just saw then, I feel a responsibility to my team members to make sure we do our best, and win.

Behaviours that I feel are important include integrity and "trust", communication, being vulnerable and authenticity. Having a listening that your team mates are awesome is also an amazingly powerful behaviour to have.

What I have not enjoyed about being on a team is when individuals are focused on their own self-interest rather than the teams. I have also experienced sabotage in a team which is dissasterous, and came from one member being unwilling to let go of the position they had taken.

Behaviours that have a negative impact on team environment include self interest, selfishness, lack of trust, gossip, not being your word.