A new year…
In 2024, we are focusing on the team. A term that has fallen out of favor with many due to the speeches of overzealous managers. Wrongly so. A team can be so many things. A group of people who support each other. Who lift each other up. Who help each other, stand up for each other. Whether in sport, at work, in the family or among friends, a team values the individual needs of each member.
Especially in today's times, this type of collaboration, getting along with each other, is more important than ever. Even though people have been coming together as teams since the beginning of time to develop as individuals, we often forget how important the team is. Globalization, digitization bring us together but also fuel an exaggerated desire for individualism. "I can do it alone," "that's just me," "I don't need your help, your sympathy, your concern." But if we listen to ourselves, listen to our hearts, we realize that we can make these statements only because there are people who provide us with the security for this great achievement of our lived individualism. Whether it's a good friend, a sister, or a stranger on the street who gave us a compliment for an item of clothing. The feeling of not being alone, being able to share passions, builds up and makes us independent.
On a grand scale, humanity itself is a team. The fact that we are all human should be enough common ground to be there for each other. National borders, religions, different languages often make us forget this, which is why it is helpful to communicate through small gestures. A small, spontaneous gift, not just to your loved ones. A friendly smile, a greeting to a stranger on the street. If we occasionally reflect on these things, then we contribute a little bit to the big team every now and then.