As I watched Germany’s annihilation of Argentina and Australia in the 2010 Soccer World Cup on TV, I couldn’t help but notice the importance of teamwork at play. Sure, Miroslav Klose and Cacau may linger in people’s minds for scoring goals, but they couldn’t have done it without the help of their teammates, who played a part in collaborating and maneuvering the ball to get it closer to the red zone.
The relevance of teamwork shouldn’t be lost on anyone in tertiary study, we’ve all had to participate in group work and know how challenging it can be when someone slacks off or doesn’t show up – like being red carded, this can mean the difference between winning and losing. How many of you can relate to having to do the bulk of the work or being punished by a result not befitting of the majority of your group’s efforts? It’s no wonder why ‘teamwork’ gets a bad reputation at university!
But hopefully your cynicism of said concept hasn’t totally skewed your perception of what can be achieved if all the wheels are in motion. Think back to the handful of team experiences in your life that DID work. Perhaps it was at your part time job where your sales team was trying to achieve a store sales target. Perhaps it was on the sporting stage where your team couldn’t have won the match without everyone’s input…
That’s what it will be like if you worked for RB. Sometimes, the tasks we face seem mammoth and impossible, but with a strong team at hand, we often overcome it and truly succeed. The best thing about working here is the wealth of knowledge that each person brings to the table, whether Director level down to graduate, everyone is more than happy to lend a helping hand.
Recently, I had an important meeting with my account to discuss how we engage with them moving forward since we had encountered some challenges. With the Sales Director and National Business Manager in attendance with me, we were able to work collectively together in the meeting and overcome any hesitation and concerns that my customer had – my ‘team’ helped me deliver on our strategy and business model and we had some great outcomes. It’s great to know that my colleagues are more than happy to give me their help and guidance when I need assistance.
Team spirit comes in all shapes and sizes at RB. It could be your sales team working together to meet a tight deadline for a category review, or perhaps your marketing team working cross-functionally with Finance, Supply, R&D and Sales in managing the brand. Or simply, it could be the camaraderie between the RB Commercial graduates, sharing our own experiences and advice to help our fellow graduate through a challenging task or situation.
Perhaps that’s why I’m glad I made this choice of working here at RB. If you take anything away from the soccer analogy above, it is the importance of team spirit and working together to achieve goals (no pun intended).
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I totally agree with Raymond, in the end, its’ the team effort that drives the trophy home!
So GO TEAM!
The difference in RB team work is that if we trip and fall, we get straight back up, dust ourselves off and go forward. The football teams have an opportunity to learn from us!
Raymond I agree with what you said about teamwork and team spirit. To me team stands for Together Everyone Achieves More. I can relate to team conflicts that arise in my college class projects. Many countless hours have been spent in my behalf, to picking up a slacker’s share of the work. What can I do to punish a member who is not in tune? Only one thing comes to mind, drop them from the team. A person who doesn’t show up to meetings or do their share of work is considered a cancer to the team. The cancer must be removed quickly before it affects the overall grade.
I have played on many soccer teams in the past. I would have to say the best one I played for was in my grade 12 year of high-school. East York Collegiate Institute (EYCI Soccer Team) we had the most team spirit then any other team in Ontario. We became Champions of our region and then Champions of Toronto in both outdoor and indoor. We later that year attended “OFSAAAA” in Windsor, Ontario. This is a tournament that determines the Champions of Ontario. Even though we lost in semi-finals I believe still had a lot to be proud of. The key to our success was the close relationships we had to one another. This stretched beyond pitch. We helped each other out in many circumstances. When you needed a ride home from practice or help with a certain subject there was always someone who was lending a hand.
Therefore, I believe in order to have a successful team everyone must be friends. When everyone can proudly cooperate together, the sky is the limit.