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The Manager's Pocket Guide to Team Sponsorship
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The Manager's Pocket Guide to Team Sponsorship

by Sara Pope
January 1998
Beginner
128 pages
2h 38m
English
HRD Press
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SECTION B: GROWING AND DEVELOPING YOUR TEAM

Okay—you’ve given your team a proper start. Its necessary structure is in place and members have received a lot of guidance and direction. Now all you have to do is sit back and watch them grow, right? WRONG! You still have a lot of work to do. Developing a team is a lot like planting a garden: even after you have tilled the earth and sown the seeds, you still have work to do, ensuring that the garden is watered, weeded, and fertilized. Although it is critical that you give the team a solid foundation to start with, helping the team grow is just as important. Let’s look at how you “grow” your team.

The toughest part of your job is identifying when the team is ready to move on. Many teams progress quickly ...

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