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Building-block 6 –

conduct and control

One of the early challenges for you when taking over a team will be to

establish what patterns of behaviour are going to be acceptable. The trick

here will be to achieve this without sounding like a parent or schoolteacher

and a good time to do it is at the early stage when you are outlining your

vision for the team.

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Some tips

When individuals display behaviours that are contrary to your vision for

the team or, even worse, participate in actions that are unfair or discrimi-

natory to others, you will need to step in very quickly. Some points to

consider in approaching this:

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