We’re always curious to learn how teams work. All teams deal with common themes like how conflict is handled, how decisions are made, how creativity is nurtured, and how diversity is honored (both ‘little d’ and ‘Big D’). But each team we meet approaches these in different ways, at different speeds, and with varying levels of skill.  From this perspective, the nature of our client work can often be simplified to three steps:

1. Attune to the team’s own awareness of how they work
2. Offer them choices and development paths that strengthen how they work together
3. Support them as they move along their chosen path

We’ve pulled together six articles that offer development paths you might explore in your own teams. We like these because they offer simple steps to address the common themes we see. Check them out!

And use the comments section to let us know the results, or to share other articles you’ve found useful.

• 6 Questions to Ask About Your Team’s Effectiveness
• Why Overcoming Challenges with Others Can Trick Your Brain into Bonding with Them
• Use Compassion to Combat Difficult Coworkers [Career]
• Mirror neurons: A new issue for managers of remote teams?
• Are You Making Time for Your Team to Innovate?
• Are non-core contributions welcome in your team?