What is an effective team?
The key characteristics of an effective team are listed below: • An effective team focuses on performance, striving to accomplish significant, often stretch objectives. • Effective teams are highly committed to their purpose, goals and approach, which are supported by all team members, key customers and stakeholders. • They translate broad goals into specific and measurable smaller goals and action plans. • They frequently and honestly assess their own progress against goals. • Effective teams involve customers and stakeholders in assessing progress • In the face of obstacles, an effective team pulls together and finds ways to overcome the obstacles and achieve their goals. The team holds itself mutually accountable to achieve its goals. • There is a high degree of personal commitment to one another on an effective team. That is, team members fulfill their commitments to one another even if it means significant sacrifice and they help team members in trouble succeed. Relationships are
