Some people understand that it is possible to complement each other to achieve higher goals. Respect, empathy, good communication and the ability to be inspired are essential.
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Last update: February 18, 2022
Synergy is that trait that defines who is able to combine their knowledge and skills with those of others. This way you are more effective, which results in higher goals.
Therefore, each member of the group or work team is considered as an indispensable person of great value. Such a picture is certainly desirable, but the reality is often quite different.
Few things are more complex than the adaptation of knowledge and the alignment of energies. Human beings often clash with personality and individualism, to form chaotic units oriented to their advantage.
Although the concept of synergy is inherent in the organizational and business world, in reality this dimension can be applied to any area of ​​life.
Even a couple, for example, must develop a synergistic mentality to keep the relationship, the family and the projects started together alive.
To live together we are all obliged to develop the foundations of a mind capable of "uniting" with others in harmony and respect, managing to give the best of himself. Such a task, however, is not easy.
This is how I see business: the best things are never done by one person, but by a group.
-Steve Jobs-
What is synergy?
"One plus one equals three." This is the aphorism that is used to define synergy, that is, a union that allows you to achieve better goals than when you act alone.
È It is interesting to know that this word was coined in the XNUMXth century da Émile Littré nel Dictionary of the French language (1872-1877).
He used the term synergie to define how muscles, tissues and organs work together to perform all those functions that give us life, balance and health. Lack of synergy makes you more vulnerable to disease.
However, the "synergy of medicine" did not take long to enter the field of organizations and business. This is, in fact, the area in which it appears most relevant today.
We always hear about working synergy, synergistic work teams, or how two companies have combined their synergies to achieve great progress, such as merging Intel and Microsoft to make more powerful microprocessors.
When we become fully aware of the value of synergy we begin to look for forces, elements and people who can complement us to reach higher goals. This is the only way to achieve goals that, on our own, we would not have achieved.
Synergy at work, the key to success
Synergistic mentalities are not born, they are created, developed and awakened through awareness. As Margaret Wheatley, one of the most important figures in the field of management and organizational consulting, points out, there comes a time when each of us must understand a simple but decisive aspect.
The scholar recalls that nothing is as important as relationships. In the universe everything is related. Nothing exists in isolation, therefore we must stop thinking that we can always act alone, without anyone's help. It is not so. Instead, we need to shape synergistic minds that foster change in society.
Transformational leadership and synergy
A research paper from the University of Nebraska, United States, shows interesting data: the transformational leadership enables svto develop a synergistic mentality in the business environment.
These leaders encourage collective engagement and effectiveness by inspiring each individual to do their best. Let's see some strategies to develop this synergistic approach in the company:
- Create an ethical and respectful work environment in which each member is perceived as an important person for the whole group.
- Foster trust, empathic communication and clarify goals.
- Encourage each person to be authentic, to feel free and motivated to share their ideas with others.
- It allows groups to make decisions together and perceive the autonomy to achieve the objectives through appropriate mechanisms.
- Train in communication, empathy, assertiveness and problem solving.
- Synergistic minds are also resilient minds that deal with problems by learning from them, helping each other and overcoming each other every day.
Conclusions
To date, nothing is as relevant as the development of a synergistic mental approach. Only in this way will we achieve greater progress by adding our potential for the common good.
This applies to a sports team, a family unit, a group of scientists trying to find a cure for a disease. Let's keep that in mind.
