If you hate Group Projects, raise your hand.. *hand*

If you are anything like me, then you will understand precisely what I mean when I say this - I hate group projects. I work well on my own because I am very careful when it comes to my grade. Being in a group for school work is like handing your immediate success in that class for that project over to someone else. And usually, the other person is not as reliable as you. So why do teachers make us do projects that weigh so heavily on our final grade with a group?? It is their attempt to teach us how to function as a team.

Scary as it is, in the real world of corporate accounting (especially for Auditors), you always work as a part of a team. Other factors depend on the clients that your company will assign to you. Some people will be moved frequently from one client to the next and spending short periods of time with each engagement team. Others will spend half of the year or more on one major client and respectively, one team. In that situation, you will need to learn to get along and work effectively with others on your team at all costs. Unless there are serious unethical issues and personal conflicts that arise between you and your colleagues, you do not have a choice. To better yourself is to learn how to be a productive team player.

The reality is tough to bear but it is inevitable. To be more competitive, you must be able to adapt well into any new setting. In the corporate world, you are evaluated not only by your superiors but by your peers too, even if it is informal. You are judged based on your abilities and not your inabilities. Having a perfectionist mentality is good for you but if you cannot learn to loosen up your thinking, it will harm you in the long run.

Please enjoy this entertaining video on the importance of Teamwork.