Chapter 7. Developing Your Team Tool Kit

Teamwork doesn’t happen by magic. Think of your favourite sports team; success for them takes time. It is built from selecting talented team members who have a very clear goal. They learn to work well together, understand each other’s strengths, respect each other, create winning strategies, work with their coach, review their performance, learn from mistakes and achieve results.

All high-performing teams have similar characteristics and your role as a team leader is to build an environment which nurtures these traits. We recognise that you probably don’t have the luxury of selecting the most talented people, or even members whose sole focus is on your team. Often now, people work for a number of teams and ...

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