Team member roles are stated, agreed upon, and understood. All work an equal amount doing real work. Members pay attention to the how of working together. Outcomes drive the team s purpose. Deadlines are stated and respected.
Team is accountable to the organizational leadership.
The Women s Basketball team demonstrated in numerous ways the application of all of these. Injuries, losing games, scholastic woes, can undermine an entire team or an individual player. But, when adversity is dealt with in a realistic and open way, the outcomes of encountering a hardship can be positive. It s soft. Feedback develops and sustains the relationship between players and coach and, in the work place, between team leader and team member.