Consider a group/team you are on:
My team members:
- are open minded in discussion of issues.
- know what their peers are working on and how others make a difference.
- openly admit mistakes.
- praise a job well-done.
- genuinely apologize to one another when they say or do something inappropriate.
- are deeply concerned about the prospect of letting down their peers.
- respectfully hold one another accountable.
- provide space for each person to do their job without micro-managing.
- end discussions with mutually understood next steps.
- challenge one another about their plans and approaches.
- are slow to seek credit for their own contributions but quick to point out those of others.
- willingly make compromises in their areas of responsibility for the good of the team.
leave meetings confident that their peers will follow through on the decisions agreed upon during the meeting, even if there was initial disagreement.
List adapted from: The Table Group Inc, Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Ready to create a more positive and productive team…
“We must all hang together, or surely we will hang separately”
Benjamin Franklin upon signing the declaration of independence
