One of the most fascinating, intense times of the year for any professional sport season is the trading deadline. Each sport and league have them and there is alway a flurry of moves. Trades made are done for a variety of reasons. Some teams have underperformed or have had bad team dynamics or chemistry, so they trade players that would allow them to refocus and regroup so that they can be a better team the next year. Some teams are just looking to rebuild with younger players so they trade away players that are older or would be valuable to other teams so they can store up draft picks for younger players.
This past year in the NBA, there were a variety of interesting moves and one blockbuster deal. James Harden was traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the 76ers for Ben Simmons and others.These 2 stars were so disgruntle that people claimed Harden was faking an injury just to get out of Brooklyn and Simmons was sitting out the entire year because he didn’t want to play in Philadelphia anymore. Both players were affect their current team dynamics and causing problems so the teams were able to work out a trade. Ben Simmons never played a game for the Nets as he was injured and James Harden played for the 76ers throughout the playoffs.
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the 2021-2022 season with a 33-49 record. This is while they had LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook in their starting lineup. These are arguably 3 of the most dominate players in the NBA over the past decade. So Why did they struggle so much? Why didn’t they make it to the playoffs? Lots of reasons but early on you could tell the team dynamics and chemistry was off. You had three MAJOR STARS who liked having the ball in their hands and now they had to share.
Why is this important? What does this have to teach Churches? Team dynamics and chemistry is so important. Doing ministry throughout the pandemic has been tough for Churches and ministries. Staffers and volunteers are tired. They are overworked. The Great Resignation has affected Churches as well. Some have left which have led the remaining other staff and volunteers to have even more on their plate. That is why team chemistry and dynamics is extra important.
It has always been important to have good team dynamics and chemistry. One of the ways to do that is to take care of your staff and volunteers. How you treat your staff and volunteers do matter. Here are some way you can do that:
- Help them feel valued and cared for (4 Ways to Appreciate your Volunteers at Christmas).
- Set them up for success.
- Honor them.
- Celebrate victories.
These are all elements of good team dynamics and help form great chemistry within your team. It will also help you recruit new staff and volunteers, as well. After all, who doesn’t want to be part of a great team? When you do all of the above, it can really help form a super star ministry team.
Conclusion
You can have all the talent in the world, but unless you are working together and have good team dynamics and chemistry, your team may be not fully optimized to do all they need to do. The 2021-2022 NBA season was the perfect example of this. You had very talented teams like the Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets and L.A. Lakers, yet none of them even made it to their conference finals. The Lakers didn’t even make it to the playoffs. While Churches and ministries evaluate differently than these basketball teams, it is still vitally important to have great team dynamics and chemistry. Invest in your team in such a way that your team members (staff and volunteers) will feel valued, cared for and never want to leave. Good team dynamics and chemistry will lead to success for the leaders and the ministry as a whole.
What do you think? What other ways can you form good team dynamics and chemistry? Share your ideas below or on social media.
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