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Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. —Henry Ford
Do you ever have trouble accomplishing the goals that you set for your center? If your answer is yes, then it’s time to promote some teamwork among your staff. Teamwork is needed to accomplish the day-to-day tasks of operating a childcare center—or any business. Establishing a vision, sharing the vision, and promoting teamwork among your staff are very important. A visionary director sets goals for his or her center. A goal gives you and your staff direction, something to strive for.
Teamwork
Being a team player means:
- working together.
- helping a coworker when needed.
- doing what’s in the best interests of the team.
- standing up for your teammates.
- working hard even when other team members are not performing well.
- staying focused on the goal.
- doing more than your job description requires.
- sacrificing for the team or center.
- having an attitude of “we” instead of “me”.
What Poor Teamwork Looks Like
Let me describe two incidents that illustrate the challenges presented by poor teamwork among center staff. One day I sent two lead teachers, Jane and Lynn, on a field trip to the St. Louis ...