by Owen Jones
Occasionally, it is quite simple to join a new office team when you get a new career, but frequently there is a bit of resistance. Occasionally, there is downright resentment, particularly if you are replacing a popular colleague who was sacked. This is not your fault naturally, but the onus will be mostly yours to restore the team spirit.
There are certain acts of courtesy that should always be carried out whenever you join a new team, even a conversation or dining table. The first one is to not to talk too much straight away. You will learn more about the group by listening than talking or as my Dad used to say: 'You learn more with your mouth closed than with it open'.
You are the new boy or girl and you have to defer to the established group for a time. Use this time to learn individual's names and characters. It is disasterous if you come over as a know-all at this phase of your new 'friendships'. It is also best to learn how they perform things at this stage, even if you know how to do them better.
The time will come when you can describe your ways, after you have tried theirs. This is a time of deferment and learning. No one will appreciate you coming in and altering everything straight away, even if you are the new manager, because it will imply that they are stupid having been doing everything in the wrong manner until you got there. If you give it time, you might even find that their manner is better, when you understand it.
It is also best to not talk too much about your preceding job. Nobody actually cares anyway and, since your future is in your current career, it is better to concentrate on that than on the past. Give a little praise where praise is due, but be careful of giving colleagues grounds for imagining that you are patronizing them or toadying up to them.
Work hard, pull your weight, but stop short of attempting to make yourself look as if you are sucking up to the proprietors. Do not attempt any job that you know is above your ability without first voicing your worries. Somebody will get assigned to help you and this is a good chance to make friends. Endeavour consciously to be a valuable part of the team.
If you require help, approach the problematic one in the team, not the friendly one - the same tactic as in a fight. If you can turn this one, the others will follow. One handy tip is to never argue with anyone at this stage of your relationship. If you lose you will have undermined your position and if you will you will have created resentment. It is a situation where you cannot win, so do not take it on.
Team building takes time and talent, just like building any friendship, but if you bide your time and work at it you should glide into the group like a ship off the slipway.
Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on a variety of subjects, but is now involved with <a href="http://smallteambuildingactivities.com/team-building-activitis-for-teenagers.html">team building activities for teenagers</a>. If you would like to know more, please go to our website at <a href="http://smallteambuildingactivities.com">Small Team Building Activities</a>
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Title: How To Join An Established Team
Author: Owen Jones
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