Elements and Performance Criteria
- Participate in team planning
- Clearly defined team goals, purpose, roles, responsibilities and accountabilities are established in consultation with team, in accordance with organisational goals and objectives
- Team performance plan is developed in consultation with team, in accordance with organisational business plan, policies and practices
- Processes to monitor and adjust team performance are developed and agreed to in consultation with team, in accordance with continuous improvement policies
- Benefits of team diversity membership are articulated by team and included in team plans
- Develop team commitment and cooperation
- Open communication processes are used by team to obtain and share information
- Team is encouraged to show and exploit innovation and initiative
- Support is provided to team to develop mutual concern and camaraderie
- Manage and develop team performance
- Team is supported in making decisions within agreed roles and responsibilities
- Results achieved by team contribute positively to the organisation business plans
- Team and individual competencies are monitored regularly to confirm that team is able to achieve goals
- Mentoring and coaching opportunities are provided to team members to enhance personal and collective knowledge and skills
- Delegates performance is monitored to confirm they have completed the relevant delegation/assignment
- Encourage and facilitate the work of teams
- Team effectiveness is encouraged and enhanced through active participation in team activities and communication processes
- Individuals and teams are actively encouraged to take individual and joint responsibility for actions
- Team is supported to identify and resolve problems that impede performance