TEAM is a nice acronym for Together Everyone Achieved More. But as experience shows, this not always the case. What are the conditions for this to happen?
There are quite a few models of team development that show the different stages required before a team reaches full effectiveness. Nevertheless, the composition the team is also an essential ingredient.
I just want to share a few keywords that are essential from my perspective, in particular for global project teams that are becoming more and more frequent:
- Diverse (in the way to approach problems and issues in particular)
- Well-travelled (open to other cultures)
- Co-located (or, if not possible, at least frequent face-to-face meetings)
- Accepting difficult conversations
- Respectful of each other and the outside world
- Able to do emotional work and support each other in the face of adversity.
Do you have any more to suggest?
