MORE ABOUT THE 8 CHARACTERISTICS

1. CLEAR COMPELLING GOAL

-- Understandable to all team members
-- Personally challenging
-- Evokes an inspired purpose for the team
-- Creates a sense of urgency
-- Is specific

2. COMPETENT MEMBERS

-- Have essential skills and abilities
-- Express a strong desire to contribute
-- Are capable of collaborating effectively

3. STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE

Clearly articulated agreements required to meet performance goals, fostered by:

-- High individual expectations
-- Commitment to rigor
-- Consequences for non-performance

4. UNIFIED COMMITMENT

-- Genuine dedication to the team goal
-- Collective, intrinsic motivation
-- Focus on going beyond the call of duty
-- Willingness to pick up the slack for others

5. RESULTS DRIVEN STRUCTURE

-- Clear roles and responsibilities
-- Effective lines of communication
-- Point person identified and functioning
-- Processes and protocols in place
-- Structures appropriate for the team

6. COLLABORATIVE CLIMATE
-- Trust
-- Risk taking
-- Respect for different points of view
-- Proactive sharing of information
-- Fluid and frequent communication
-- Learning from feedback (and mistakes)
-- Going beyond ego & personal agendas

7. PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP

-- Facilitates the process to clarify vision
-- Helps others realize that change is possible
-- Sparks a plan of action to create change
-- Unleashes talents of team members
-- Upholds standards of excellence
-- Able to influence people outside of the team

8. EXTERNAL SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION
-- Team is given resources to get the job done
-- Team efforts are supported by top management
-- Accomplishments are acknowledged
-- Reward and incentive structure is clear

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