SIX CHARACTERISTICS OF GREAT TEAMS

BALANCE

How well a team understands the importance of diversity of skills and strengths and is willing to incorporate them

ENERGY

How ambitious the team is, and how much it takes the initiative and maintains long-term momentum at a high level

AL IGNMENT

How well team members understand the larger team purpose, and focus their actions and those of the team on that objective

RES IL IENCE

How well a team can hold itself together even under severe internal or external stress and remain effective

EFF IC IENCY

How well a team understands the need to optimise resources and time and drives efficiently for results

OPENNESS

How much a team values engaging with the broader organisation and the outside world and builds the connections do so