Do you know what good teamwork looks like?
Do you know what good teamwork looks like?
August 6, 2010 by Taylor Studios
Taylor Studios has an awesome team. Some of the reasons we function well as a team follow:
Today, I got an email from Matt Wiley, one of our Graphic Designers. He was concerned that some of my tweets were not appropriate. I had posted some silly ones that were probably more appropriate for personal tweeting versus company tweeting. I often get in a hurry and tweet just to tweet instead of watching the quality of the tweet. I appreciated his input and made changes.
We are pursuing a very large project. This week, several of us presented to this potential client. At the presentation, it was obvious we work well as a team. After the client asked a question, one of us would start the answer then another would pop in and finish the thought. It flowed smoothly and we conveyed that we have fun, are passionate about what we do and have an effective team. I was telling , the company co-founder, about the opportunity. He said, “Well if you really want it, why don’t you make them an offer they can’t refuse?” This morning I threw a brainstorm with Sam, Drew and Kara and we came up with a great idea to present to the client.
Our shop is very busy right now. We are working overtime and people are on the road. There are many upcoming installs. The few weeks before an install can be stressful for project managers. There always seems to be more details to figure out, more questions and more to dos. When something goes slightly wrong it is easy to jump on the project manager and say, “Why didn’t you take care of this?” For example, this week a subcontractor delivered a Great Blue Heron model that was not made to our specifications. This meant Marc, our Model Shop Lead, had to spend a day fixing the model even though something else had already been scheduled for that day. Jason noticed that everyone was asking why don’t we hold our subs, clients, vendors, etc. more accountable. Jason knew this was not the time to add more stress to their plate. As we often say, he reminded them to offer solutions instead of complaints and criticism. With that perspective in mind, the team got down to business and came up with solutions. We’ll look at what we could have done better at the lessons learned meeting we’ll have after the installs are done.
These examples from this week illustrate what good teamwork looks like. My team rocks!
Tell us about a time when you saw good teamwork.