In my opinion, teamwork is both the most fun and the most challenging part of projects. Working with others can be exciting because you get different ideas and perspectives. For example, one person might notice risks that others missed, while another might have creative solutions. That kind of mix usually makes the project stronger. But teamwork can also be tough. People don’t always agree, and sometimes tasks aren’t divided fairly. I think the best way to make teamwork successful is good communication and respect. If team members listen to each other and share the workload fairly, it usually goes much better. I’m curious, what do you think is the biggest challenge in teamwork: people not agreeing on ideas, or people not doing their share of the work?
I would say that the biggest obstacle in projects is making sure everyone does their fair share of work. Disagreements can be solved through discussion, and more than likely a solution will arise. When individuals have a disagreement about the content of a project, it means both groups are contributing their ideas to the project's development. Discussion should be welcomed on a project team. Effective teamwork becomes clear when individuals are able to talk freely about their ideas and come up with a path towards a solution. When it comes to someone not contributing at all, it shows a lack of enthusiasm for a project, which creates unnecessary frustration. For a project manager, or a group leader, this can create a problem; how could a group leader solve issues related to someone not pulling their weight in a project?
To answer the question on what the biggest challenge in teamwork is I would choose people not doing their share of the work. Members of a team disagreeing on ideas is bound to happen and personally I don't discourage it as it brings new things into perspective. Having members not contribute however can really hinder the entire project. If everyone has a role to complete and one person doesn't contribute ,whether that be because of their own decision not to act or some unforeseen circumstance, now the team has to pick up the extra responsibility. The extra responsibility that they might not have the skill or know how to complete the goal. I thankfully have yet to be apart of a situation where a team cant pick up the slack of an individual, but I'm sure in industry where everyone has their specific skill sets, not having a backup to fill the void of a members missing contribution can be detrimental to the entire project, maybe even leading to complete failure. The best thing I think a project manager can do to avoid situations like this is to try not to assign someone to a task that only they know how to do unless their reliability is somehow verified.
