CREATING EFFECTIVE TEAMS

• establish the team's mutual respect for and genuine interest in each other
• design team goals that are created, lead and will be achieved by team commitment
• promote a climate where risk taking is supported and feedback and assistance are given and expected
• ensure the team's commitment to its overall success
• determine a time line and strategy to measure the team's effectiveness

• assess the strengths and weaknesses of the team culture
• acknowledge and analyze strengths
• acknowledge and analyze weaknesses
• design practices to improve the team culture defining specific behaviours
• determine goals, measurement and time lines for improved organizational culture as demonstrated by behaviour

• define the models of trust at the workplace
• delineate behaviours that promote trust with team members and team leaders
• determine trustworthy networks in the organization and those that are untrustworthy
• design strategies to build and promote trust throughout the organization
• determine goals, measurement and time line for measuring trust

• discuss the role of ethics for the team and individuals in the organization
• explore a variety of philosophical approaches to ethical decisions
• assess the steps to making an ethical decision
• explore ethical dilemmas (right versus right)
• determine a strategy where conversations about ethical dilemmas are encouraged and supported as part of team meetings