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Strengthening the Bonds within a Business

Teamwork is one of the most important components of a business: The synergy of a team can determine the failure or success of a business.

A business owner should be able to create a bond with their employees or team in order to ensure that they perform optimally and are comfortable working where they are.  What sort of steps can be taken to further strengthen the bonds in a company?

Communication

Communication is the key to any healthy relationship. This holds true both in your romantic relationships as well as your employee relationship as good communication minimises misunderstandings and miscommunications that could potentially cause trouble. 

To ensure that your communication is effective, use communication tools such as: Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc. to update employees and colleagues on a regular basis. Ensuring open channels of communication in a company will lead to stronger bonds over time.

Appreciation

Showing appreciation after a job well done makes anyone feel better.  Appreciation can be shown in multiple ways, for example bonuses, team celebrations or a quiet word of acknowledgement.

Reinforce a job well done by showing appreciation! 

Openness

A culture of openness between a team leader and team members and amongst team members builds the bond of trust.  The members of a team should be open to talking about and discussing their struggles and challenges.  Many hands can make the work light or a problem solved faster.  A culture of openness can help to foster a sense of togetherness.

Trust

Showing trust in employees and colleagues by allowing them autonomy gives them confidence to make decisions that benefit the company.  This autonomy reduces any over reliance on management for making decisions and speeds up any decision making process.  Trust helps to generate a results-based outlook.

Conclusion

There are little to no negatives when aiming to strengthen the bonds in a team or company.  Strengthening the bonds of everyone in a business generates both seen and unseen benefits.  Strong bonds within a business generates a more positive and healthier work environment, ultimately providing a stronger foundation from which a business can grow and achieve success.

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