{"id":10113,"date":"2016-04-26T04:30:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T09:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/?p=10113"},"modified":"2016-04-24T16:13:55","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T21:13:55","slug":"is-teamwork-taught-or-does-it-come-naturally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/is-teamwork-taught-or-does-it-come-naturally\/","title":{"rendered":"Is teamwork taught or does it come naturally?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Good teamwork usually results in lots of fun and smiles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Question: Is teamwork a natural gift or a\u00a0learned skill?<\/p>\n

I\u00a0was taught by my two older brothers what teamwork means and how to be a good team player. They pounded its importance into me at a young age.<\/p>\n

Even in business I refuse to throw a team member under the bus when things get rough. When times get better, it’s hard to forgive those who abandoned the team for their own survival.<\/p>\n

When I observe\u00a0athletics for National Scouting Report, watch how people treat each other in everyday life, or how groups cooperate or disintegrate in business, it’s obvious some people are\u00a0really good at teamwork and others simple don’t get it, don’t want to get it or never learned how to get it.<\/p>\n

Genuine team players are loyal beyond words. They go the extra mile for their teammates. Taking care of their own is more important than nearly anything to them. \u00a0They don’t run to the coach or boss to point out others’ mistakes just so they can look good. \u00a0Instead, they address issues they have directly so that the correction is made personally and misunderstandings are settled for the good of the team, not for to the satisfaction of either person’s ego.<\/p>\n

That is not to say that when someone on a team steps way over the line that the culprit\u00a0should not be handed over to the coach for a serious course correction. \u00a0But there is definitely a line where team members, when guided by a sound moral compass, are better off settling problems internally.<\/p>\n

Whether I would have learned good teamwork naturally without my brothers’ prodding\u00a0is something I can’t answer.\u00a0 Hopefully, I would have,\u00a0but how would\u00a0one know for sure?\u00a0 Looking at others’ behavior gives us clues and helps us examine how we might have evolved.<\/p>\n

Four signs of a person good at teamwork:<\/p>\n