Food for thought:
Good teams have the following building blocks:
Diversity and Cohesion:
- Diversity of thought is good
- Cohesion is also good
- Diversity and Cohesion are typically at-odds, so
- Have a pre-defined mechanism for conflict resolution and inter-team discussion
such as
- Teach everyone to constructively criticize each other
- This process should include: a defined structure, norms, be focused on a task, be oriented towards shared goals and towards developing trust
Misc:
Anything missing on your team?
Good teams have the following building blocks:
1. Planning
2. Goals
3. Coordination
4. Diversity and Cohesion
Planning:
- Planning is inversely related to production time
- Leaders pay a bigger price for poor planning
Goals:
- Teams that set specific stretch goals outperform others
- Need to understand people's commitments and motives up front
and
- Leaders must lead with a vision/outcome in mind
- Effective goals have metrics
- You can design your roles with goals in mind
- Use backward induction (i.e. start planning with the last
required step instead of the first step)
Coordination:
- Best teams have a connector who understands how the pieces
should fit
- Best teams divide labor but individuals know the big picture
and have a deep knowledge of relevant connection points
Diversity and Cohesion:
- Diversity of thought is good
- Cohesion is also good
- Diversity and Cohesion are typically at-odds, so
- Have a pre-defined mechanism for conflict resolution and inter-team discussion
such as
- Teach everyone to constructively criticize each other
- This process should include: a defined structure, norms, be focused on a task, be oriented towards shared goals and towards developing trust
Misc:
- Best teams are constantly learning and growing
- Best teams focus on process
I feel like the first thing you have to have is a core of players that care about being a good team and that can inspire others to care and work.
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