Characteristics of an Effective Team:
- The team members share a sense of purpose and common goals, and each team member is willing to work to achieve these goals.
- The team is aware of and interested in its own processes and examines norms operating within the team.
- The team identifies its own resources and uses them, depending on its needs. The team willingly accepts the influence and leadership of the members whose resources are relevant to the immediate task.
- The team members continually listen to and clarify what is being said and show interest in others thoughts and feelings.
- Differences of opinion are encouraged and freely expressed. The team does not demand narrow conformity or adherence to formats that inhibit freedom of movement and expression.
- The team is willing to identify conflict and focus on it until it is resolved or managed in a way that does not reduce the effectiveness of those involved.
- The team focuses on problem solving rather than allowing by interpersonal issues or competitive struggles to drain the team’s energy.
- Roles are balanced and shared to facilitate both the accomplishment of tasks and feelings of team cohesion and morale.
- To encourage risk taking and creativity, mistakes are treated as sources of learning rather than reasons for punishment.
- The team is responsive to the changing needs of its members and to the external environment to which it is related.
- Team members are committed to periodically evaluate the team’s performance.
- The members identify with the team and consider it a source of both professional and personal growth.
- Developing a climate of trust is recognized as the crucial element for facilitating all the above characteristics.
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