Comments on: How Do You Assess a Team for Cohesiveness?

By: A cohesive team « The Wanderer

A cohesive team « The Wanderer — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:59:00 +0000

[...] a comment » Matt points us to several marks of a cohesive [...]

By: ash

ash — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:59:26 +0000

Love the last one. I used to work at a church where, sadly, gossip and backbiting were rampant. There was even one ongoing ‘feud’ between 2 people, they fought it mostly behind each other’s back, that was a bit of a joke to the rest of the staff. But it was so distructive and wasteful of everyone’s time. I almost cried when I saw that part of joining my current church was signing a pledge not to gossip. And people really do make a genuine effort not to. The difference in teamwork, forgiveness, focus, etc., is huge.

Prov. 20:26 “For lack of wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no whisperer, contention quits down.”

By: Garrett Wishall

Garrett Wishall — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:21:27 +0000

Excellent observations. I love debate that sharpens, encourages and accomplishes. A team that is united, but marshmallow soft, never does anything noteworthy. A team that is divided and all wear swords at their side, accomplishes a lot of things, but everybody hates each other. A team that is united, challenges one another while uplifting one another and understands one another, can do great things to the glory of God, the peace of the business and the joy of everyone involved.