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How to Keep Your Team Goals on Track

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

“It was so much easier this year to set our team goals, now that we have a shared vision,” Chris remarked, reflecting on the visioning process they had recently completed. “We Maybe … It depends on whether his team’s systems and practices support their vision. Do any of the goals depend on a team effort?

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10 Things Every Team Leader Needs to Know

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Want to build a high performance team – where the team consistently achieves its goals and where team members are proud to be members? ” These are 10 things every team leader needs to know. It’s not that hard, but you won’t get far if you just try to “wing it.”

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The 6 Benchmarks of High Performance Teams

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In 1996 , 51% of US employees were reported to be members of team. As our world becomes more complex, the need for teams will continue to grow. Understanding the characteristics of effective teams gives you a target to shoot for and better prepares you to support your team’s development. How Is Your Team Doing?

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How to Set the Right Goals and Make Them Work for You

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Are you starting to lose focus on your goals? The problem is that annual goal-setting doesn’t work. You can’t plan an entire year and know in advance all the goals you will need to achieve. It’s likely that many of your goals are no longer motivating and many no longer make sense.

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What Team Members Can (and should) Do to Help Their Team Become High Performing

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Team members make two common mistakes: Mistake #1: Thinking it’s the team leader’s responsibility to pull the team together and waiting passively for that to happen. Ultimately a team’s success depends on the team members, not the team leader. And sometimes teams can get stuck. What you can do: .

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Prepare for Creative Tension or It May Undo Your Vision

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The team was excited and energized. They set goals and identified next steps, roles and communications. Soon things on the team returned to normal, and life returned. Vision and Strategy Creative Tension Team Leadership' They had created a vision that would lead to the breakthrough they had been looking for.

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Let’s Stop Confusing Cooperation and Teamwork with Collaboration

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Cooperation is important in networks where individuals exchange relevant information and resources in support of each other’s goals, rather than a shared goal. Something new may be achieved as a result, but it arises from the individual, not from a collective team effort. All high performance teams have common characteristics.

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