Software for Your Head

PERSONAL AND TEAM ALIGNMENT

In Parts I and II, we explored two of the three interdependent stages in the intentional team formation processes:

• Optimizing presence via increased disclosure and true engagement

• Aggregating value and managing accountability via unanimity

We now turn to the fullness of team formation: the establishment of personal and team alignment. This process is captured in the Alignment pattern and its related protocols. Part III also introduces the patterns required by Alignment: Investigate, Receptivity, AskforHelp, and WebofCommitment. Investigate and Receptivity help the team define individual goals. WebofCommitment is basically the group instance of the individual AskforHelp and focuses on the mechanics of how the team achieves ...