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What Are The Benefits Of A Team Charter? 

Chartering teams establishes a performance vision and inspires teamwork principles and practices.

When new teams are launched or existing teams are retooled for new work, the Team Charter provides the platform for communication and accountability.

The Team Charter:

  • Provides rationale for a team's existence
  • Determines structure
  • Identifies needed skills and expertise
  • Explains functions
  • Clarifies roles and responsibilities
  • Identifies deliverables
  • Sets scope and boundaries
  • Establishes decision-making processes
  • Determines accountabilities
  • Plans for education and development
  • Promotes quality and ongoing improvement

Teams that commit to the team chartering process are launched with minimal confusion and less frustration.  As a team continues, the charter is its guide and gauge for success.

How Does Coaching Work?

At some time, everyone needs help to meet a goal, overcome an obstacle or sustain an effort.  Coaching can often offer the kind of support and direction needed.  Successful coaching is the function of:

Counseling¾Developing a clear, accurate assessment of the issues and their causes; Gaining a solid understanding of the organizational and technical elements involved; Expressing honest feelings about what is happening; Changing perspectives; Accepting accountability; Achieving greater self-awareness and self-sufficiency.

Mentoring¾Gaining control of personal career development; Building a strong network of work and professional relationships; Dedication to the organization's direction; Competency in dealing with company politics; Understanding what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior.

Tutoring¾Committing to self-directed learning; Improving work competencies.

Confronting¾Identifying performance problems; Understanding performance expectations; Taking on challenges; Committing to change and continuous improvement.

Positive Change¾Improving performance; Improving working relationships; Creating mutual responsibility; Developing respect; Getting desired results; Embracing change; Acquiring discipline.

Directed Dialogue¾Conversations that follow a path to the goal.

Unlocking Motivation!

Four intrinsic rewards have been identified that generate motivation:

  • Meaningfulness¾Having opportunities for purposeful work
  • Choice¾Input in selecting what you do and how you do it
  • Competence¾Skillfully executing tasks and achieving goals
  • Progress¾Delivering desired work outcomes

Managers who create the opportunities for these rewards should expect to see improved performance.

Quotes

"Most of the change we think we see in Life/Is due to truths being in or out of favor."¾Robert Frost

"Only the wisest and the stupidest of men never change."¾Confucius

"Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better."¾Samuel Johnson

Depression: A Growing Workplace Concern 

“Depression is increasingly the reason stated by employees requesting leaves of absence, disability benefits, job changes and reasonable accommodations. There [were] nearly twice as many employees stating ‘depression’ as their primary diagnosis [by physicians] for 2001 as in 1999.” 

Source:  Roslyn Stone, COO of Corporate Wellness Inc., a national occupational health service provider headquartered in Mount Kisco, N.Y.

Learn more about Depression and other Mood Disorders at the link below.

Education & Support Web Link:  www.ndmda.org

 

"These articles are used by permission from Graden Keller and kellerconsulting® through its free, periodic e-newsletter ThePerformanceEdge® available at www.kelcon.com."