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Before you move any further, please spend 5 minutes to think about your teamwork experience, if you have any. Try to remember how is it like working with your team, is it full of joy and laughter, or is it all serious and i-mean-business environment, or is it depressing? Perhaps pathetic?

Well, what is teamwork exactly?
Do we really understand how teamwork works?
Probably, writing is not a very good way of express how wonderful teamwork is.

Let me show you show pictures.

How about working together with your enemy for the greater good?
Ops, sorry, for the greater food!!

How about helping those weaker than you to achieve something?

Every single person has a role in a team.

And together, they form the masterpiece!

Well, this pretty much explain everything about teamwork.

But think about it again, do you really practice teamwork while working with you team?
When there is problem, do you solve together as a team, or everyone starts pointing and blaming each other.

Have you experience any of the situation below?

1. "In a team, there is always one / two person doing most of the work"
quote from my lecturer
Are you the one?

2. If you teammate asked you to help them when you are very busy with your own work,
will you help?

3. Your teammate takes you for granted, only appreciate you when they know they are
going to lose you.

4. Teammates not doing what was agreed during the meeting and end up messing up the
whole project. Who should you blame? Or rather, what should you do, if this is
happening the whole time.

5. and the list goes on...


What else can i say? Needless to say, most of you here have tried working in a team. Teamwork is a collective effort whereby everyone works together to achieve the common goal bla bla bla. That is all crap!

I just realised recently that what matters the most is not the assignment / the project, but rather the people you work together with. Do they share the same vision as you? Do they
understand and willing to put in extra effort to achieve the goal?

My team, so far is a mix of good and bad apples. The good ones, i really appreciate them!
They are so motivated, helpful and possess great attitude. They are willing to learn anything
and doesn't mind doing extra work; The bad ones, we as a team try to help them. If they complain that they do not understand something, we give them advice and try to spend few hours daily to help them catch up. But what happen was they do not heed your advice and what they only know to do is to complain and complain. What else can we do?

Well, all i could say is, for those who are in a team, good luck with your teammates. They are the most valuable assets to a team, so get a good one!

Below is a video on what teamwork is about, a truly inspiring one!

http://www.powerofteamworkmovie.com/

A must watch i say!

The key to the ultimate success is through teamwork!
and of course, good teammates!

With your team,
1. help developing each other.
2. sacrifice indivual gain for the greater good.
3. See the bigger picture.
4. Credits must be given to the rightful teammate.
5. Learn to appreciate the effort put in by everyone.
6. Do not think that you are the only one who is working, everyone else is.
7. Lastly, enjoy with your team!

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I like to express my gratitude and millions of thanks to my old teammates back in Tarc.
Sorry for all the trouble and pressure that i have caused, but now i know how lucky i am to be able to work with you guys there. Guess people only starts to appreciate things once they lose it huh?

Thanks to: kok siang, ming jin, chia loon, siong ming, clarence, shyh chyan, ch'ng tat, wilson, weng sheng, ah kiat, clarence, and the list goes on.

*the order of names are of no importance k. *

Geez, Wenqi now i understand how is it like when you are doing your group assignment back in Tarc. I must admit, you are superb, considering the fact that you are able to work in that situation for 2 years!!!!

SALUTE!