Everyone has an opportunity to present his or her point of view. Participants listen attentively to each other. There are periodic summaries as the meeting progresses. No one tends to dominate the discussion. Everyone has a voice in decisions made at the meeting.
Participants periodically evaluate the meeting.
The meeting typically ends with a summary of accomplishments. People can be depended upon to carry out any action agreed to during the meeting. A memorandum of discussion or minutes of the meeting is provided to each participant following the meeting. The team leader follows up with participants on action agreed to during the meeting. The appropriate and necessary people can be counted on to attend each meeting.