Guide for Creating Teams:
Standing Team Formation
Start-up Session
- Initial meeting where members introduce themselves
- Team leader provides overview of the purpose
- Team agrees on their mission
- Team develops goals and measurements
- Team sets ground rules for working together
- Team clarifies roles and responsibilities
- Team establishes a meeting schedule
Potential Pitfalls in Start-up
- Team leader or sponsor fails to explain the purpose
- Results in a lack of direction and commitment
- Team fails to establish or agree on a mission that captures
the essence of why they exist as a team
- Goals and measurements aren't established
- Results in a lack of clarity regarding what to focus on
or how they are performing
- Roles and responsibilities aren't defined and expectations
aren't clear
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