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Effective teamwork only happens when a team's sponsor,
leader and members 1) share a core set of values regarding their role in and engagement with the team and 2) make a commitment
to fully participate in the team's efforts. We have found it useful for the team leader and the sponsor to adopt a "creed"
to remind team members of the critical success factors under which the team was formed and operates.
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The Creed can be used in a number of ways. As
a tool to:
- Establish expectations when welcoming new team members into the team.
The document has a place for the team member, the team leader and the team sponsor to sign as part of the welcoming ceremony.
- Focus on teamwork during a team meeting. Some
teams read the creed at the beginning of their key meetings to remind team members of the core values that drive their teamwork.
- Provide a framework for evaluating and discussing
team and individual performance. Items in the first "beliefs" paragraph, if absent, will have a potential negative
effect on the team's overall performance. Items in the second "commitment" paragraph provide elements to measure
individual performance.
Click here to download the Creed in a PDF file format
We welcome the opportunity to visit with you, your
team leader, and/or team sponsor regarding the dynamics of teamwork and the steps to creating a powerful infrastructure of
teams within an organization. Please <click here> to send us a message or arrange a time we can visit by phone.
Thomas Samson
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