Team Formation
- Understand the stages of team development
- Spend sufficient time together
- Promote openness, honesty, and assertive communication
- Brainstorm a list of team ground rules
- Develop and review meaningful mission, values and vision statements
- Establish clear goals and action plans
- Decide on key quality and success measurements
- Establish clear roles and responsibilities for each member
Team Development
- Identify and discuss critical issues and a process for problem-solving/continuous improvement
- Assess the strengths and weakness of each team member
- Use tools, e.g. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, to promote understanding of personality, communication, and work styles
- Develop effective meeting skills
- Learn and apply discussion and conflict management skills
- Read, share, and discuss pertinent books and articles together
- Conduct periodic off-site retreats
- Schedule social gatherings when conflict levels are low
- Evaluate team effectiveness on a regular basis
- Use a coach/facilitator to accelerate team development
