We recommend The Team Effectiveness Profile , by Rollin Glaser Ed. D. and Christine Glaser, ME.d. Administered periodically, it can also become a historical record of group progress. Even if an official assessment is unnecessary, we use our team development model to help identify your team's strengths and those areas that need attention, and then recommend strategies for improvement. Our team development activities are business focused and tied directly to leveraging your strengths and addressing issues that may be dragging down your team morale .
New team start-up Team leaders often wait too long to bring in expertise to help.
They wait until they become frustrated by the barriers that derail team productivity, such as role confusion, lack of accountability and communication, poor decision-making, and strained interpersonal relationships. But there are times when you have the opportunity to start fresh-with a new project team, a new staff assignment, or a new committee. The best time to begin team development is prior to their first meeting. The Academy of Professional Skills Development has helped teams large and small get off on the right foot. Define your team needs, clarify the team's purpose and roles, and establish ground rules that will head off problems before they start.