From the course: Increasing Collaboration on Your Team
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Hold teams accountable as a unit
From the course: Increasing Collaboration on Your Team
Hold teams accountable as a unit
- Let's face it, getting a diverse group of people to work together can be challenging. In addition, your organization's performance review process can actually thwart collaboration because it focuses on individual contributions. When people are proving their individual value, it can undermine what is best for the project, the team, and ultimately, the organization. To counterbalance this, your team needs to know they're responsible, together, for the successes and failures of the group. This includes sharing equally in the rewards and the consequences of their collective efforts. Here are six things you can do to hold teams accountable as a unit. First, communicate that you see them as a unit. The tone you set as the leader goes a long way in establishing how they see themselves. Talk about your expectations for collaboration and putting the needs of the group first. Next, set expectations and agreements in early meetings.…
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