Collegiality – Attribute, Theory or Impossibility?
May 24, 2012
Executive Summary
Collegiality is both a professional attribute and a management theory. For this reason, collegiality is often misunderstood. As an attribute, collegiality is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as the cooperative relationship of colleagues. Collegial relationships are those built upon respect between people (Curtin, 1995) and allow for the interchange and discussion of ideas from each member of a team (Williams, 1997). Among most professionals, acquiring and developing this characteristic assists in building many of the critical competencies of manager. Knowing how to build and strengthen collegial relationships improves teamwork, increases
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Furthermore, when teams come together to share opposing views and opinions in a safe setting and use these discussions to make better decisions about products and services, these benefits are then also passed on to customers.
Collegiality in the Professional Arena
Collegiality, or aspects of it, is most prevalent in academia, medicine and law. These occupations generally require formal education, licensing of members and are governed by a sanctioned board of some kind.
Collegiality and Academia
In the chapter entitled “Peer Relations and Collegiality”, The Editorial Team discusses collegiality in an academic setting. The team explains that in academia, there is a community in which authority is usually shared and the faculty has approximately the same level of authority. To be successful, this environment requires more than just polite working relationships. Academic decision making usually necessitates options, debates and consensus. For this reason, the article goes on to say that collegiality is critical to the performance of an academic institution because of the potential affect it has on the instructors, the curriculum and the students trying to learn. The significance of this potential is why they highlight the value of collegiality and the importance in developing this skill
Another benefit is that conflicts are solved properly. There will inevitably be disagreements when a group of people from different background are put together. When conflict arises in teamwork situations, employees are forced to resolve the conflicts themselves instead of turning to management. Learning conflict resolution is a skill that
In collaboration, all parts of the team are working together to achieve the same mission. Collaboration builds espirit de corps, which is directly connected to mutual trust. Research shows that teams with a higher sense of espirit de corps trust each other more. They have a sense of comradeship. These teams know that each individual is going to pull their own weight and do what they need to do in order to accomplish a mission. This heightens teamwork, as team members are more inclined to collaborate with each other. A leader must also get to know their subordinates individually. When each person feels like their leader has their best interest in mind, this fosters a climate that develops mutual trust and shared understanding. Through all these concepts, the leader may establish a climate which continues the development of trust and understanding between leaders and subordinates produced through the distributive and collaborative leadership process.
Some of the benefits I found to collegial is that it builds rapport with school staff, increases professional growth and development, organization, and professional commitment. The more collegiality
Wooden’s believes that “the two qualities of friendship so important for a leader to possess and instill in team members are respect and camaraderie” (Wooden 25). In the
It was not true that “the push towards credentialing reflected an overall decline of American culture”, which mentioned by Jacobs. With this being said, students in this day and age can widen their interpersonal relationship when contact with people who come from unique backgrounds, customs and beliefs in a huge class. Students can learn and share different ideas or opinions, and hence promoting their communicating skills and acute judgments. They will gain knowledge on how to compete with others in order to survive in this realistic era. Secondly, professionals and experts who exist in large
After working in this position for a while working in groups and introducing new group members is a key ingredient in building teams and relationships. In groups and teams, relationships are the feelings, roles, norms, statuses, and trust that both affect. They reflect the quality of communication between a person and others. The variables that have an important effect on relationships are made with others in small groups. These are the roles a person assumes, the norms or standards, the group develops, the status differences that affect the group's productivity, the power some members have, the trust that improves
A working relationship based on trust, respect and professionalism will enable all members to feel part of a “team” all members should be given the information and any resources necessary to make sure that they can “fulfill” their role . Where there are difficulties these should be identified as soon
When conforming a team there are many components that can result in both positive and negative results. Friendship within a team can be both positive and negative. When a team’s form a friendship, which can be positive as in they may feel more
“Although a great deal of communication can help them learn, it also means that misinformation will spread rapidly among them, their attitudes about professors and course material can be hardened through “group think,” and faculty members- as the outsiders- may find it difficult to compete with the students’ communication network.”
Strype et al (2014) have investigated how professionals in a collaborative team perceive collaboration. Through confirmatory factor analysis their work revealed a three-factor model of how interprofessional collaboration is perceived among team members. The factors in the study include: group climate, influence, and personal motivation. Their results show that the development of an interprofessional team should emphasize supportive group communications, an equal distribution of group influence, and finally, a personal value gained from being part of a collaborative team. Similar to the Readiness to Collaborate Scale, these authors have
The purpose of this assignment requires consideration of how to develop and maintain trust at work, as well as how teams are built within the workplace and what effects and concerns a manager needs to be aware of.
Having a voice in different situations can bring about changes. It can give others an understanding of what they did wrong in a conflict, leading them one step closer to resolving the issue in an argument. It can also help investors and technicians understand what's wrong with a product that is used often in a household so that they will be able to change it and fix it so that item can be used again. Change can happen often if opinions are openly shared an expressed in conversations. It can have good and bad effects depending on how often your opinion is expressed and how your tone may affect the
By sharing their diverse perspectives, working together on assignments or on research, or simply supporting each other, students can achieve more. In addition, I personally prefer a cooperative environment over a competitive one. Some of my most enjoyable experiences during the last four years have been with my school math team and the New York City Math Team, working together with the other members to help each other perform well on the competitions. We helped our teammates understand how to solve different types of problems and learned their strengths and weaknesses, eventually forming into a community. In college, I hope to find a new community of students with whom to share my
Collegiality, like most virtues, can be misused and distorted, such as when peers appeal to it in urging silence about corporate corruption. It is not an excuse or justification for shielding irresponsible conduct. Collegiality can degenerate into mere group interest, rather than shared devotion to the public good.
The second advantage I am going to discuss is that group members all motivate one another. In order to provide evidence for this statement it is necessary to re-examine one of the theories mentioned earlier; Group norms (Guirdham, 1995). Guirdham suggests that every team member is encouraged to adopt these four norms which encourages stronger bonds between the team members and can convert simple group members into friends. This therefore leads to an environment in which everybody gets along.