by: Christine Zafra

Aristotle once said that “man is a political animal”. By political, he didn’t mean engaging in politics per se (like running for office) but, it was more of being “social” and engaging in the different city rendezvous. John Locke, a prominent theoretician, has confirmed this by saying “man is a social animal”.

Now, what is the importance of these sayings in the working arena? The key here is teamwork. People love teamwork since they get to interact with other people. If they get confined in a certain area (the dreaded office cubicle for example), they get a little discouraged. Isolation is not the key here. It is better if you put your employees in “teams” and make them work on projects as a “team”. Who knows? You might get better results.

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