1. TASK PROCESSES SOCIAL PROCESSES COMMITMENT PROCESSES

2. team perspective: CONTENT vs. PROCESS

3. Effective teams thoughtfully plan out their task processes first …these processes guide them throughout their project or task

4. A common element of teams that are able to capitalize on opportunities and withstand unexpected hardships is that they have well-designed team processes

5. Concept of self-fueling spirals When a well-designed team encounters a positive event, it spirals upwards

6. When a well-designed team encounters a negative event, it maintains

7. When a poorly-designed team encounters a positive event, it maintains

8. When a poorly-designed teams encounters an unexpected negative event, it falls into a downward spiral

9. Effective teams go through a series of preliminary design steps to ensure that their processes will be effective

10. Creation of a team mission and articulation of team goals provides a common understanding of team purpose, sense of direction, and member commitment

11. What roles do we need to accomplish our goals? task/technical roles maintenance or social roles

12. Who is best qualified to fill the roles the team requires? Assignment to a role that a team member is incapable of completing, or does not like, may be detrimental to the team’s performance

13. The Team S.W.O.T Analysis S = strengths our team possesses that should facilitate our success W = weaknesses our team possesses that we need to compensate for to be successful O = opportunities our team may have that we should anticipate and plan for T = threats our team may face that we need to be prepared and plan for

14. Established team norms signify what behaviors we feel are important to the maintenance of our team and the attainment of our goals

15. An extension of identified team norms is a formal team responsibility contract which formally commits each team member to the team and its goals

16. Team Operating Guidelines: How do we want to function as a team?

17. How we define success at the team level, and contribution and performance at the team member level? …it is important to define these up front so we can assess how close we are to success and if we are on the right track