Promote Better Team Effectiveness

Research shows that a team’s structure does the heavy lifting when it comes to team effectiveness. Understand and facilitate team coaching, whether within the TD function or with other departments. In this issue of TD at Work, Treca Stark Bourne and Krister Lowe will discuss how to:

• Confirm that a team is real, create a compelling purpose, and determine the right talent.
• Ensure a sound team structure and identify a team coach.
• Make the case for using a science-backed team effectiveness
• Review case studies of teamwork, highlighting the six conditions of team effectiveness in practice.

The Tools & Resources in this issue are a Compelling Team Purpose Template and a Team Charter Template.