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In monday.com, transparency is the essence of effective teamwork. The board is the place for you to set a goal, map out a process, assign ownership, and track where everything stands. One simple board holds all the information, and it’s there for everyone to see. No confusion and no meetings!

They have all the information they need to do their part to contribute, and may even be inspired to find innovative and creative ways to reach your goal.

With transparency, you can set clear goals and get everyone on your team on board.

Everyone not only knows what you’re doing but why you’re doing it, and they understand how even the smallest task fits into the bigger picture.

When you create transparency, you can harness the full intelligence and motivation of your team.

If we had to describe what we’re trying to achieve at monday.com in one word, it would be “transparency.” Transparency means making everything — all information, numbers, plans, and challenges — readily accessible to everyone on your team.

Back in 340 BC, Aristotle emphasized the same principle a bit differently: “Men are good in but one way, but bad in many.”

If you and your partner argue about money, clash about parenting, or differ in political ideology, you’re doomed to unhappiness — no matter how happy you are in other areas of your relationship.

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7 secrets to effective teamwork inspired by the greatest book ever written
Laura Binder
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Feb 19 2018

What do effective teamwork and Russian literature have in common? Why is successful teamwork so much like a happy marriage? How can you make teamwork more effective?

Let’s start with this premise:

Happy teams are all alike; every unhappy team is unhappy in its own way.

Have you heard of the Anna Karenina principle? It’s derived from the famous first sentence of Leo Tolstoy’s seminal novel: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

The principle is as follows: in order for a marriage to thrive, it must succeed in many different respects.

Let’s start with this premise:

Happy teams are all alike; every unhappy team is unhappy in its own way.

What do effective teamwork and Russian literature have in common? Why is successful teamwork so much like a happy marriage? How can you make teamwork more effective?

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