Teamwork Tips from a Major Movie

I read an excerpt from bnet.com which was titled "5 Teamwork Takeaways from the Harry Potter Film Crew." As I read through the article it was about Margaret Heffernan, who is a CEO of several media companies, and she was taking a tour on the set of Harry Potters set with her family. There are several laws which apply to this world we live in and one of them is that you cannot succeed on your own it takes teamwork to make the dream work. She noted these 5 traits on the set. 1. Everyone loves their job- everyone had chosen to work in a field they loved. It makes it easier to work in teams that everyone enjoys what they are doing. 2. Everyone has the opportunity,even encouragement, to do their best work. People on the set were doing their best to operate in excellence. 3. A certain degree of rivalry doesn't hurt. She found different departments competing with one another to see who did the best work and this competition didn't hurt because it helped the end result.4. Industry loyalty runs deep.-People have a love for  the industry and work close nit so there is a strong level of politeness. 5. Success breeds success. Having a great track record leaves the expectations high so the team has a high goal to achieve to be better than last film. So we can see how beneficial this tips can be to all teams in media.

Source: http://www.bnet.com/blog/business-strategy/5-teamwork-takeaways-from-the-harry-potter-film-crew/161
Author: Margaret Heffernan