{"id":3321,"date":"2025-04-30T20:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liispaemurru.com\/?p=3321"},"modified":"2025-04-30T20:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:09:09","slug":"5-ways-to-build-a-strong-team-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liispaemurru.com\/en\/5-ways-to-build-a-strong-team-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Build a Strong Team at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve ever seen a V-formation of geese flying across the sky, you might have noticed something remarkable: they move together as if they\u2019re one. When the front goose gets tired, it falls back and another takes the lead. Each flap of a wing creates lift for the others. And when one goose is struggling, two others will leave the formation to support it until it\u2019s strong enough to fly again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nature figured out teamwork long before we did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geese don’t hold strategy meetings. They don’t need trust-building workshops. But their instinctive behaviours show us exactly what a strong team looks like: shared direction, mutual support, flexible leadership, and a deep sense of connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human teams, of course, are a little more complicated. But the principles aren\u2019t that different. So, what can you do to build that kind of connection and trust at work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are five grounded, practical ways to strengthen your team\u2014no wings required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Make Trust a Daily Habit<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trust doesn\u2019t come from one team-building event (although it’s a start!). It grows through small daily actions. Showing up consistently, listening actively, and admitting when you don\u2019t know something are powerful ways to build psychological safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 Try this:<\/em> Start meetings with a quick check-in round. It\u2019s not about oversharing. It\u2019s about showing you\u2019re human. That\u2019s where trust begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Clarify Roles and Expectations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In nature, every animal has a role. In teams, confusion over \u201cwho does what\u201d causes stress, delays, and conflict. Clarifying roles and ways of working clears the fog and makes collaboration smoother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 Do a team session:<\/em> “What is unclear about who owns what right now?\u201d Open the doors to clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Normalise Feedback (Even the Awkward Kind)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In the goose world, support comes naturally. In our world, feedback often feels risky. But when feedback is framed as an act of support, not criticism, it becomes a core team-strengthening habit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 Use this tool as a monthly retro:<\/em> Try \u201cStart \u2013 Stop \u2013 Continue\u201d feedback:<\/p>\n\n\n\n