Leadership in Action: The Right Start - A Team's First Meeting is key

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When a team performs below expectations or fails altogether, confusion about individual roles and responsibilities is often a prime reason. For a team to be successful, each member needs to agree to his or her own role and responsibilities and to have a clear understanding of what is expected of the other members.

It's typical for team members to assume they know what is expected of other members, but these assumptions are often wrong. Differing perceptions about roles and responsibilities can lead to misunderstandings and conflict among team members. So the things that are expected of each member should be discussed and agreed on before the team members begin working on the task at hand, because these expectations largely determine ...