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ANALYSIS

Teamwork ‘plays major role in job satisfaction’

DUBAI, October 23, 2016

Teams form a very important part of job satisfaction for nine in every 10 employees across the Mena region, according to a new report.

Teams work effectively together, according to the majority of respondents (88.2 per cent) in the new poll entitled ‘Teams in the Mena Workplace’ conducted by Bayt.com, a leading job site in the Middle East.

While 47.9 per cent stated that teamwork is ‘very’ effective. 62.8 per cent of Mena respondents are happy with their teams, with 37.4 per cent being ‘extremely’ happy.

 Four in 10 respondents (40.5 per cent) strongly agree that there is a lot of trust between members on their teams. Just 4.8 per cent stated the opposite.

Around four in 10 respondents claim that their immediate team consists of 2-5 members (41.8 per cent), while a quarter said it consists of more than 16 members (25.5 per cent). One in five respondents claim that their immediate team consists of 6-10 members, and 11-16 members make up the teams for 11.9 per cent of those polled.

Both team manager and team members take credit for team successes (66.5 per cent). However, for 16.6 per cent of respondents the opposite is true; they believe that top management takes credit for success, while 9 per cent say only the team manager does.

A minor 7.9 per cent say that team members only take credit. Having said that, 52.3 per cent of respondents believe that in the Mena region both the manager and members are responsible for the failure in their team. 21.3 per cent think that the responsibility fall on the team manager only, while 15.6 per cent believe that top management is responsible. Only 10.7 per cent think that only team members are responsible for failures in their team.

When it comes to decision making in the team, 60.7 per cent of Mena respondents are of the opinion that the team leader is also the central decision maker, while 39.3 per cent think the opposite is true. There is no doubt that Mena respondent view their team leaders as hard working (86.3 per cent), with almost four in 10 (37.3 per cent) believing their team leader is ‘very’ hard working.

Almost seven in 10 respondents (66.3 per cent) say that communication between team members is always open and participative. A quarter believe that it is open and participative most of the time (24.8 per cent), while 9 per cent state it almost never is. When it comes to conflict resolution, 88.6 per cent of respondents say that their team resolves conflicts honestly, effectively and quickly; only 11.4 per cent believe the opposite is true.

Half of the Mena respondents (51.8 per cent) say that their team has about the right number of meetings, 26.4 per cent say it has too few meetings, while one in five(21.9 per cent) affirm it has too many meetings. In terms of productivity, more than half of respondents (53.2 per cent) say that team meetings in their company are always productive and always result in clear outcomes. 35.5 per cent believe this happens most of the time, while 11.3 per cent think it almost never happens.

About 80.2 per cent of Mena respondents agree that work among their team is spread equally and fairly, while10.4 per cent disagree with this sentiment. 56.7 per cent of respondents believe that the members of their team are skilled at their job; 54.3 per cent of the respondents say that their team always meets its deadlines, and 83.3 per cent say that the members of their team behave in a professional manner.

“Our poll indicates a positive relationship between teams and employee satisfaction. Results from the poll suggest that companies need to realize the importance of providing a good working environment for their teams if they want to maximize the levels of employee morale and satisfaction. In teams, communication is critical in providing and assessing input from each team member, and encouraging learning,” said Suhail Masri, vice president, Employer Solutions, Bayt.com.

“At Bayt.com, we provide an online learning platform, Bayt.com Learning, where you can find an array of tests and courses which are there to educate managers on how to manage their human resources and build successful teams. Ongoing learning cannot be emphasized enough, for leaders and professionals alike, and we encourage everyone to access Bayt.com Learning today to test their skills, and learn new ones,” he added. –TradeArabia News Service




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