Teamwork

Teamwork

Teamwork is one of the careercred and CBI (Confederation of British Industry) core skills for the workplace. This badge is about respecting others, how you co-operate, negotiate and persuade, how you contribute to discussions and your awareness of your interdependence with others.

To earn this badge you need to demonstrate the following abilities:

  • An understanding of how teams work
  • Respect and appreciation for others including respecting the feelings of others, and knowing when and how to include others
  • Ability to co-operate with others to achieve collective goals
  • Ability to seek solutions through negotiation during conflicts with others and to manage these conflicts to successful outcomes

To demonstrate these abilities you must complete the following FOUR tasks:

  1. Identify which roles you tend to play in teams
  2. Reflect on your experience of working in a team
  3. Identify the conflict styles you tend to use
  4. Assess your teamwork ability

Further information and guidance concerning these tasks, including templates to complete, can be found on the badge application page and also on the Teamwork Badge page on the careercred website.