These tips were published by Management-Issues.com.
Establish team rituals
A good way to encourage greater team spirit among subordinates is to introduce team rituals. These are habits, regular events and practices that you and your team create and regularly engage in. They will help team members feel part of the same tribe.
Do not underestimate team-building activities
Just because team members spend time together at work does not mean this is quality time in terms of interpersonal relations. Be sure to focus on team-building activities that will help subordinates become better acquainted with one another.
Enthuse the team for a common vision
The team will pull together better if they know where they are heading. Make the team feel enthusiastic about a vision everyone can share and give them a common goal to work towards.
Set up team processes to encourage joint working and collaboration
If a team's processes are set up so that each member is a separate unit lacking contact with other people, you can hardly build any internal cohesion. Set up team processes in a way that encourages collaboration between members.
Treat everyone with the same respect and give everyone the same opportunities
As a manager, you must not have any "favourite" subordinate who enjoys certain advantages or is treated differently from the others. Treat everybody equally; otherwise, there is a risk of open or hidden animosity developing among subordinates, which will only succeed in thwarting all your efforts to build team spirit.
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