“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” ~ Henry Ford ~ While much has been written about the importance of teamwork in reaching objectives in organizations, there is often little thought and effort that goes into creating and developing effective teams. Groups of people are often thrown together for major projects without much effort being put into developing them into a team that will be motivated and work well together towards a common goal. While most organizations do well with the technical aspects of team projects, such as timelines and actions plans, it is on the people building part that they fall short. With a little effort, thought and foresight, many of the problems that plague teams can be avoided.
As a team leader here are 7 considerations when putting a team together.
Make sure everyone understands and buys into the WHY!
People generally will put minimum effort into something they consider unimportant or see as a make for work project. At th