In my experience successful teams are something special to work in and I have been privileged to work in a few over the years as well, and that got me thinking; Just what was it that made the team successful and very special to be a part of?
Here are some ideas that I came up with;
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In successful teams…
• People share the same basic goals
• People listen carefully to one another
• People feel fully committed to the team and its task
• The team accepts disagreement and dissent
• People don’t mind disagreeing with one another
• People support and help one another
• People praise each other’s good performance
• People encourage one another
• People are open about their feelings
• People try to find out what others think and feel
• Success is celebrated by everybody
• There is regular review of performance
• People believe in the team and believe it will be successful
• People communicate clearly with one another
• People give one another feedback on their performance
• Team members possess different skills, attitudes, values and use them
Is there anything that you would add to this list?
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Hi Martin,
This is a great list, I think that I would add that in my experience the team works best when it has a clearunderstanding of the goals and feels empowered to achieve them. It also helps when they feel that they are suitably supported by their boss and the organisation around them.
John