Team Contract
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TEAM CONTRACT
Effective leaders in business help team accomplish tasks by 1) clarifying goals and expectations and 2) creating an environment that encourage meaning contributions from each member. You will work with others in MGMT 3500 to deliver a persuasive speech. To help you create a positive, effective team environment, please take time at your first planning meeting to answer the questions in this worksheet. Everyone should participate in the discussion. Answering these questions as a team will help you:
Understand each members strengths, weaknesses, and personal goals
Set goals and expectations for how the team will function
Please write the responses to these questions below and have each team member sign the last page to indicate approval of the contents.
Individual-Level Questions
Team Member 1:
What do you see as your primary strengths you could add to this project? What are you good at doing?
What kind of work on this project would you dislike doing?
What are your personal goals for improving your teamwork or communication skills during this project?
Team Member 2:
What do you see as your primary strengths you could add to this project? What are you good at doing?
What kind of work on this project would you dislike doing?
What are your personal goals for improving your teamwork or communication skills during this project?
Team Member 2:
What do you see as your primary strengths you could add to this project? What are you good at doing?
What kind of work on this project would you dislike doing?
What are your personal goals for improving your teamwork or communication skills during this project?
What does the team want to accomplish through this project?
How does each person on the team like to work?
How will the team reconcile difference among different work styles?
How will the team communicate?
How will the group exchange information? How often? If the group plans to hold regular meetings, when and where will the meetings occur?
What is the standard for timely communication?
What roles will individuals have on the team (e.g., leader/facilitator, note taker, timekeeper) when you are in a dyad/triad? What are the responsibilities of each person?
How will the team distribute work equitably?
What are the expectations for performance?
What happens if someone is not meeting the established expectations?
Signature Indicating Approval of Contents
Signature Date
Signature Date
Signature Date
Questions modified from Breslow, L. (2000). Teamwork Questionnaire. Sloan School of Management at MIT.
