Performing: Productivity Increases

How people feel: Team members feel confident and powerful and may become arrogant. Team members...

  • Are proud of their accomplishments.
  • Like being a member of the team.
  • Enjoy helping each other.

Time to complete: 3 to 6 months.
Team Leader: Chosen by team members.

Productivity
exceeds pre-team levels by
35% to 50%

Role of the Team Leader:

  1. Leadership shifts to whom ever is best qualified given the task at-hand.
  2. Establish a system that rewards the
    entire team when goals are exceeded.
  3. Conduct regular informal performance
    appraisals.
  4. Complete job breakdowns that enhance the quality of internal and
    external customer service.


Things to do:

  1. Be careful that the team doesn't
    become arrogant.
  2. Develop an inter-team Covenant
    and insist all teams work towards
    the common good of the organization.
  3. Perform team scheduling.
  4. Monitor team performance and
    publish reports.
  5. Rotate leadership.
  6. Facilitate cross-training.
  7. Measure and reward team achievement.
Training Needed: Teach advanced technical skills and peer review processes.
Celebrate success!