How to Plan for a Productive Team
“The crucial role of language in human evolution was not the ability to exchange ideas, but the increased ability to cooperate.”
—Fritjof Capra
Before you begin assembling your own team or shaping an inherited team, plan for the process by understanding those common features of teams that determine success or failure.
Understand what teams do
Even though a team’s particular mission and goals will drive the activities it performs, any team’s work tends to follow a typical pattern.
The team will
- clarify and commit to goals
- agree on an approach to the project
- develop a process to complete the tasks
- cross-train ...
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