The main ingredients of building an effective team are:
- Defined Goals & Roles
- Decision Making
- Commitment
- Good Leadership
- Communication
- Organization
- Collaboration
- Competence
- Respect
- Passion
From our past two semesters, I have learned that in order for a team to succeed we need all these ingredients. You don’t have to be an extraordinary personality to have the skills you need to build and lead high performing team. People must work closely together, wear many hats and work effectively across the organization to get tasks accomplished quickly enough to remain competitive.
There is an article I read, which very well explains the characteristics of an effective team, such as:
- An effective team understands the big picture
- An effective team has common goals
- An effective team works collaboratively, as a unit