NDUKA B. OJAIDE

Years back, I worked for an organization where team work was cardinal to all that we did. Success in what we did was based on how well we worked together. We achieved very little as individuals. But as a team the desired results were attainable. We had various departments. Each department was made up of very talented people who, in my opinion, were achievers in their own rights. In the department which I worked, there were some exceptional individuals, who were very good in what they did, their job. But what each individual did acted either as an input or an output for what another did. So no one could claim to be the star in the department. The job of each individual was intertwined with the other. A shortfall on the part of an individual will invariably affect the work of another individual. Each department had a goal. The accomplishement of the goal is dependent not as much as how well an individual staff performs, as how well the team performs. The department did accomplish its go...

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