If you were to test your colleagues on procedure, you might be really surprised. Roberts is a time-tested process. Not everybody has even read a book on the process, but everyone is an expert. Well, that’s not a point you want to argue with your team. I suggest that you write a covenant or set of guidelines for your team. It should have at least 10 points and can be very brief and to-the-point. This is not a legal document. It is just what it is titled – guidelines.
Guidelines that are written by the team are usually respected by the team and upheld by mutual consent without the leader being heavy-handed. Guidelines define what is expected of each person, how the group will operate, how decisions will be made and what happens when unresolved conflict occurs.
This should not be a lengthy process. Give time to constructing this document at the beginning of the project or beginning of a new team. The time spent here will save time and ill will later.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
Tools for Leaders: Foundational Tools
Values, Vision & Mission
On 3x5 index cards, make a list of what you value, group the list by category, subject or some other method and name each group. You can use a large flat surface like a dining room table or countertop. After you finish this exercise reflect on the results. After all this, type the results into a word processing document and print it out. Post is where you can review it for at lease one week.
Next, lest statements about your personal vision for your life, your career or your family. Group those statements in the same way and write a “Vision Statement” in a single, comprehensive, but brief form. This is a “Defining Statement” that describes your primary purpose, your vision for your life. Create a statement about the future and express it in present tense. A vision statement can be expressed in a brief response to a question in an elevator. It describes your purpose as a concept.
A Mission Statement is the application of your vision. Repeat the steps for constructing the vision statement, but do not limit the content. Let the content of this statement describe how you will accomplish your vision.
On 3x5 index cards, make a list of what you value, group the list by category, subject or some other method and name each group. You can use a large flat surface like a dining room table or countertop. After you finish this exercise reflect on the results. After all this, type the results into a word processing document and print it out. Post is where you can review it for at lease one week.
Next, lest statements about your personal vision for your life, your career or your family. Group those statements in the same way and write a “Vision Statement” in a single, comprehensive, but brief form. This is a “Defining Statement” that describes your primary purpose, your vision for your life. Create a statement about the future and express it in present tense. A vision statement can be expressed in a brief response to a question in an elevator. It describes your purpose as a concept.
A Mission Statement is the application of your vision. Repeat the steps for constructing the vision statement, but do not limit the content. Let the content of this statement describe how you will accomplish your vision.
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