Does your team need a charter? | Issue #220
The Five Definitive Steps Towards Creating An Effective Team Charter
You’re in a never-ending meeting. Other team members are monopolising the airtime. No one’s making any decisions, and you can feel the frustration building. Your team could use a charter.
A team charter will clarify expectations and collective accountability. Particularly if the team works together to identify the things that matter. In my view, people don’t come to work to do a crap job. And yet, too many organisations are staffed by quiet quitters who coast along doing the bare minimum they can get away with. This can be hugely demoralising for anyone who wants to make an impact and do good work.
To scale your business in 2023, you need the right company culture. And this is dependent on the cultures of all your teams rolled into one. Invest some time in getting a few things crystal clear in people’s minds. What should you focus on? Based on my experience coaching Executive Teams, here are some definitive steps towards creating a team charter.
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