How To Get Along With Others On Your Project Team

If you are on a project team at work, nothing can be worse than finding that you do not get along with the others. Of course - if the project will be going on for a while, and you will be stuck with these people every day - it is vital that you find a way to get along with them! Even though you might not care for everyone on the team, you can still get along with them (even the worst of them!) by following these tips.

You need to recognize, first and foremost, that it is not always important for you to prove that you are right. If you are on a team with a "know it all" who (naturally!) tends to be wrong most of the time, this can be especially difficult, but it is still important. Oftentimes, the majority of the members on a project team will be absolutely wrong about something, but this "something" will be something that has no real bearing on the project; you will begin to notice this as you realize that you do not always have to prove you are right. In this way, you need to learn to correct the rest of your team only when it is absolutely necessary - in essence, picking your battles.

You will likely encounter conflicts and frustrations with the way some of the others on your team work, and picking your battles extends to these situations also. In the end, it is better - for you, and for the project - that you only assert your strong opinions when it is necessary. Especially when you are around the same people every day, it can be difficult to be "the bigger man," but this will pay off in the long run.

If others on your project team try to take credit for work that they did not actually do, being the "bigger man" extends to this as well. In the end, your superiors are likely to recognize who has truly done the best work; after all, if you have noticed, they will notice as well!

Being on a project team can be about more than completing the project well; it can also be about simply surviving to the end! When you follow these tips, you will be able to survive and even thrive to the end of the project.