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SET TEAM GOALS AND PRIORITIES • This step supports the key characteristic of clear goals. • Team members need detailed explanations of how their individual actions contribute to the achievement of the team goals. • Team priorities should be established so that members can understand when and where to provide additional help if needed. Individuals need to understand how their personal goals support the team goals and how supporting the team also allows them to meet their own personal goals. • If personal goals and team goals are not interdependent (for example, if a team goal is not specifically tied to a personal goal), then the team member most likely will focus on their own needs to the detriment of the team. • Good communication skills are required to make sure that the goals are written clearly and that team members know their performances will affect the team goal and thus each other’s performance.
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SELECT TEAM MEMBERS CAREFULLY :THREE FACTORS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN SELECTING PEOPLE FOR A TEAM: INDIVIDUALISM, THE AVERAGE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE AND ABILITY, AND THE DEGREE OF DIVERSITY. • It’s a fact that some people make better team members than others. It’s also a fact that with determination, anyone can learn to function on a team. • Individualists generally put their personal welfare and interests first, and they prefer independent tasks in which they work alone. • On the opposite end of the spectrum is the collectivist , who prefers cooperation to competition and is happiest working in a group. Although collectivists generally make better team members, there are many instances when independent tasks are part of a larger team effort. It may take more effort to communicate with the individualists, however. • The experience and ability levels of team members should be balanced so tasks can be distributed with high expectations of the work being done. At the same time, newer employees need to become a fully functioning part of the workforce, and this can happen by teaming them with the more experienced people. It is also important to select people based on their skills and leadership potential. • Team diversity represents not only the mix of skills and experiences, but also how people of varying culture, ethnicity, race or gender work together. Diversity is a good defense against groupthink because of a different outlook and belief system that challenges common assumptions.
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