Characteristics of an effective team

• Clearly defined team objective’s providing a common sense of purpose in moving forward and shared commitments
• Deliverables to the team are clear and roles within the team are clearly defined to ensure there is no issues of conflict or confusion
• Team members understand individual team members roles and contributions
• Team is able to work across roles to ensure coverage and consistent high levels of performance
• Provision of adequate resources to achieve deliverables
• Effective leadership and management is applied consistently
• Trust, respect and confidence is evident throughout the team
• Team members recognise and value individual personal approaches including strengths and demonstrate respect of individual weaknesses
• The team members meet up regularly to review performance, team working and are open to areas of improvements.
• Individuals communication effectively on a regular basis in order to achieve team deliverables as well as sharing information and specialist knowledge to help make effective decisions quickly
• Helpful policies and procedures have been established to enable the team to perform and innovate when required
• The team are focused on delivery as well as quality through excellence
• A diverse mix of specialist skills, knowledge and experience to enable the team to deliver the key deliverables
• The team is focused in delivering excellence and quality