Subject: A Teamwork Newsletter from ManagementVitality

=09  ManagementVitality logo  =09   We are pleased to send you our November 2001 Issue as an example of our M= anagementVitality Teamwork Newsletters.
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Glenn McInnes President ManagementV= itality Inc. Glenn.McInnes@ManagementVitality.com     =09  Teamwork Newsletter  NOVEMBER 2001 =09   Trust is the fuel that moves companies forward  Business is down.
Layoffs=  loom.
Employees are focusing on their family, and many fear losing their j= obs.
Yet, you need to move your company or your department forward.
You nee= d to move upward and onward.
What does it take?
Trust!
We suggest that it i= s Trust that allows the balance between the opposing demands of work and qu= ality of life.
As always, moving forward requires a balance of effectiven= ess vs. efficiency and short-term vs. long-term goals.
A closely connected = tenet of these four is trust and getting to trust is a process that can be = worked on.
The ability to work  towards the future as a team requires trus= t because the future is pure promise, and has no reality in the here and no= w. Without trust, there can be no agreement concerning future events.
After=  all, certain real, clashing interests will be sacrificed in the short term= , for an unreal future built on promises.
Trust is the factor that permits = common goals to benefit both parties.
Thus, conflicts of interest are reso= lved through common goals pursed in an atmosphere of mutual trust.
Those wh= o understand capi (coalesced authority, power and influence) know that it n= aturally gives rise to conflicting interests.
To get things done, a team mu= st have common goals or interests to bind them together.
Mutual suspicion m= ust give way to mutual trust.
As we well know, the bearers of various impl= ementation forces come into conflicts that simply do not get resolved.
When=  fundamentally different interests are at issue, resolution often seems imp= ossible.
There are no obvious or immediate win-win solutions.
In fact, Dr. = Adizes makes the bold declaration that when conflict arises among people wi= th different interests, the short-term outcomes can never satisfy both part= ies.
In the short term, conflicting interests can only be addressed by a co= mpromise, where both parties?
interests suffer, or by a win-lose scenario t= hat leaves one party seriously disgruntled.
Destructive conflict over diff= erent interests manifests itself as long, drawn out tensions between the di= fferent players.
The conflict will not go away.
The trick is to harness tha= t conflict to achieve something, rather than trying to pretend that it does=  not exist.
Avoiding conflict is not the secret.
Encouraging constructive c= onflict is the way to move forward.
Trust is the only path to constructive = conflict in a situation of different interests.
However, trust can only be=  earned over time.
To establish trust, one must establish a history of livi= ng up to promises.
Since trust can be eroded in a split second, making the = pursuit of common goals increasingly difficult, one must move slowly and ca= refully and in a non-threatening manner as one builds that history of trust= .
To learn more, or for a refresher on the trust process, enroll in our on= line course, Teamwork Plus!
at  www.ManagementVitality.com .
To send in=  your own question to this newsletter, write Katherine.Prouty@ManagementVit= ality.com.
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If you found these ideas useful, please forward this Newsletter to a c= olleague.
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