Despite a plethora of books about building effective teams, leading and participating on teams remains a significant challenge in most workplaces. Following are fifteen questions team leaders and participants should be asking in order to maximize their team performance:
- What is the specific, measurable goal that defines team success?
- How aligned are the values of each team member with each other and the organization?
- How does the team recruit absolutely top notch people?
- How clear are expectations about what each and every team member is supposed to be doing and achieving?
- How well do team members know and trust each other?
- How clear is the path to results?
- What are opportunities for early and ongoing small wins?
- How well does the team anticipate, avoid, and mitigate risks?
- Is communication open, honest, and transparent among team members?
- How well does the team acknowledge each other as well as celebrate success?
- How effectively does the team clear up and move forward after setbacks?
- Does the team know the conversations to move things forward from vision to result?
- Do the leaders of the team effectively motivate each team member?
- How well does the team handle transitions of team members out of the team? How well does the team help new team members ramp up and achieve performance quickly?
- How effectively does the team learn about how it can work together better?
These are crucial questions, and the answers are not always obvious.
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