Design a Better Business

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TOOL TEAM CHARTER

Now that you’ve put all of these unusual suspects and diverse characters together in one room, how will you agree on your goals, expectations, and values? And how will you deal with challenging situations? Design a team charter together!

PERSONAL get to know your team	± 30 MIN session	3–5 people per group

SIGN THE CHARTER

You don’t always get to decide with whom you work with. Even if you do, there’s no guarantee that you’ll be successful. Conflicts of interest and differing values or goals often get in the way of a team’s progress.

A team charter will help you create a blueprint for the engine behind a project: a well-balanced team. As a co-created document, the team charter will help clarify the team’s direction while establishing boundaries.

The team charter serves two purposes. Firstly, using the charter as an inward-facing document, team members can point out why the team was established in the first place, what the main focus is, and what direction the team will take to achieve its stated goals. Secondly, as an outward-facing document, the charter can help to educate managers and other organizational leaders about the focus and direction of the ...