From the course: Managing a Diverse Team (2023)

Unlock the full course today

Join today to access over 23,300 courses taught by industry experts.

Create a team agreement

Create a team agreement

- One of the best ways to promote team unity and reduce conflict is to get members to collaborate on writing an agreement. This agreement establishes guidelines and conduct for working together towards common goals and productivity. Ideally, a team agreement is best created at the initial stages of the team formation, so the team vision is clear from the beginning, and can frame the teamwork. However, many teams change and evolve over time, and therefore, need to create one when a team is already in place. It's important to take the time to establish this agreement no matter what stage the team is in. Let's take a look at a team that is in need of a team agreement. - I think the cafeteria is slipping. That's, the breakfast was rotten this morning. - Mine was really good. - Yeah? - Mine was great. - It was pretty good. All right, so let's get this meeting started. All right, so recently I've witnessed some good…

Contents