Leading Teams

Tools for Leading a Team

LEADING A TEAM TOOLS

Worksheet for Forming a Team

Team Purpose

Expected Activities

Intended Results

Available Resources

Constraints

Necessary Skills and Qualities

Expected Team Members

Extent of Decision-Making Authority (for example, Recommend or Implement)

Duration

LEADING A TEAM TOOLS

Checklist for Assessing Your Team’s Goals

Use the checklist below to assess characteristics of your team’s goals.

Question		Yes	No
1.	Did the team jointly create its goals?
2.	Has the team translated its purpose into specific and measurable performance goals (for example, “Respond to all customers within 24 hours”)?
3.	Are they team goals rather than organizational goals or just one person’s goals (for example, ...