The consequences of poor teamwork and team culture in the professional environment are manifold. But they have one thing in common: they are expensive and sooner or later employees leave – usually the best first. That is why it is worthwhile to regularly analyse cooperation and team culture. There is now an online tool for this: the evores compass. And the best thing is: it is free of charge and gives a quick overview of 23 important aspects of collaboration. Make cooperation and team culture visible. Register your team now!
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Consequences of poor collaboration and team culture
There are many different signs that collaboration or culture in a team are not working optimally.
- the team does not reach the targets (result / time / budget) (Article HBR)
- employees are stressed and have to deal with problems in different projects at the same time
- the atmosphere in the team is bad
- the employees are frustrated and quit
Employees who resign are usually the worst consequence for the company because it is very expensive to replace and train the employees. Depending on the type of recruitment and the transition phase, replacing an employee costs between 8 – 12 months’ wages. Here you can calculate online how much it will cost to fill a specific vacancy.
No one quits for lack of fruit baskets.
Hermann Arnold
I have looked a little more closely at why employees leave the company, not reading academic sources but collecting subjective opinions on blogs (the sources are given below). The most frequently mentioned reasons are as follows:
- Stress and overwork
- lack of appreciation
- poor leadership/support/promotion (many employees leave the boss, not the company)
- people cannot make a personal contribution or the work is not meaningful
- Poor collaboration, atmosphere in the team
According to relevant blogs, these are the most common reasons why employees leave a company. And all of these reasons are due to poor collaboration or team culture. It is therefore worthwhile to regularly analyse and improve collaboration and team culture in order to avoid these expensive consequences. And what easier way to do that than with a free online tool?
online tool for the analysis of teamwork
The evores compass is a free online tool to analyse teamwork and culture in your team. The compass quickly gives an overview of 23 different aspects of collaboration that often cause problems. The categories are shown in the image below Find out which of these aspects is particularly important for your team and/or is not going particularly well.
The evores compass consists of a questionnaire that different members of a team answer anonymously. The questions are compiled and cobbled together from many proven scientific concepts. You can find the complete sources here.
Then it is evaluated for the whole team how well the team members rate the different categories and whether there is agreement between the individual team members. Because it is also not a good sign if the different people assess a certain issue very differently. If, for example, the project goal and the required work are very clear to the project management, but most of the team members do not have a clear view at all, then your attention is also required.
You receive the basic evaluation with all categories free of charge. Support in interpreting the results and improving the situation can be purchased afterwards, depending on your needs. Support in interpreting the results and improving the situation can be purchased afterwards, depending on your needs.
The tool is a compass, not a cookbook or repair kit. It gives an overview and is designed as a broad analysis with little effort. You do not yet get instructions on how to improve the collaboration or culture afterwards. It provides an overview and is designed as a broad analysis with little effort. You do not yet receive guidance on how to improve the collaboration or culture afterwards.
Make a free online analysis of teamwork and team culture now: Your employees expect development
Register your team now for free at: https://evores.ch/en/evores-compass
You can use the evores compass at regular intervals. At the beginning, see if the team is ready to go or check along the way what is causing problems or could cause problems in the future. At the beginning, see if the team is ready to go or check along the way what is causing problems or could cause problems in the future.
Don’t use the evores compass only when the water is up to your neck and the employees quit. Most employees in demanding positions today expect continuous development and improvement. This is what conversations show me every day. Employees are frustrated because the situation in the team does not improve and they have to address and manage the same issues over and over again. Therefore, use the evores compass proactively and at an early stage, so that
- you receive anonymous and honest feedback on cooperation and processes in the team
- Be able to invest your time and attention in making improvements in the right area
- You can show appreciation towards the employees and their commitment
Quick: The first 5 teams, receive a free evaluation of their results
It pays to be quick! Register your team immediately and have at least 6 different team members complete the evores compass. The first 5 teams to achieve this will receive a free online discussion of your results from me for 1h! In addition to the free results, you will receive many additional insights and tips on how to improve cooperation.
If you have fulfilled the conditions above, write the name of your team/company (not the TEAM_ID) in the comment on the blog. Then the ranking is transparent. Also write your name if you are in 6th or 7th place in case another team cheated :).
Work more efficiently in your team or company because the contributions of the individual employees are aligned with each other and a common goal. This leads to more joy and less stress at work and your team achieves the results more reliably.
Have fun and gain helpful insights with the evores compass!
Sources and further information
Why employees leave a company
- 7 reasons: Blog Limbeckgroup
- 5 reasons: Blog onlinemarketing
- 3 reasons: Blog jürg-knoblauch
- 7 reasons: wiwo
More blog articles from evores on the topic of teamwork
On the author
Claudio Lehmann is founder and consultant at evores. As an engineer and management consultant, he is fully committed to making the existing potential in companies visible and utilising it. Long-term sustainability starts with motivated employees and goes through efficient collaboration to the innovative strategy of companies that bring value to society. People. Planet. Profit.
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