Team Contracts to outline the ground rules of a team
It is important for any team to make an assessment of their current strengths. This will provide the basis for a plan in order to increase the effectiveness of the team in order to achieve the organizational goals.
Team contracts are meant to outline the ground rules for the team. It is important for the team leader to state what he wants in his team and what he does not want in his team.
Team contracts are created as well as monitored by the team. Any team contract primarily has a Code of Conduct.
This code of conduct may include:
Any team contract needs to lay down the Ground Rules for Participation:
Ground Rules have to be set for Communication also
There are many more ground rules which are laid down in a team contract in order to allow for a smooth functioning of the team. These will be discussed in another article.
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