Teamwork and Relationship-Building Skills

Meets/Exceeds Expectations

Encourages group cooperation and participation

Builds effective teams

Capitalizes on the talents of team members

Promotes participants into leadership roles

Draws on the strengths of team members

Allows individuals to volunteer in their areas of interest

Treats no suggestion or request as trivial or minor

Shares the glory of success

Treats people with dignity and respect

Successfully builds bridges based on trust and open communication

Provides encouragement when constructive criticism is necessary

Creates strong teams with successful outcomes

Ensures that team members feel united in reaching a common goal

Is very effective in organizing team meetings

Consistently brings out the best in others

Resolves team conflict without drama or histrionics

Attributes achievements to team effort

Insists on mutual respect publicly while resolving problems one-on-one

Encourages open debate and sharing of ideas

Needs Improvement

Clearly prefers to work solo

Attempts to avoid group-related assignments

Is inconsistent in how she allocates tasks to team members

Tends to hog information and resources

Allows team members to get easily sidetracked

Does not encourage or support others who are facing challenges

Fails to interact with the team on a collegial or social basis

Does not readily give credit where credit is due

Tends to “cherry pick” the more appealing assignments

Discourages coworkers from volunteering ideas

Shoots down untested suggestions and recommendations

Demonstrates a domineering work style that puts others off

Has taken credit for other team members’ contributions

Becomes antagonistic when her authority is challenged

Engages in public shouting matches when he doesn’t get his way

“Talks over” those with conflicting opinions

Has difficulty maintaining confidences

Teamwork and Relationship-Building Goals

Build and lead effective teams

Develop high-performance teams

Use hands-on coaching and positive reinforcement to create camaraderie

Regularly monitor team progress

Provide training to enhance team effectiveness

Encourage subordinates to assume key leadership roles

Hold teams accountable for meeting performance goals and objectives

Take appropriate action to address substandard group performance

Consistently reward and recognize collective efforts

Empower teams to embrace and capitalize on change opportunities

Look for ways to create cross-functional teams to boost productivity

Foster a sense of shared responsibility

Set and communicate team vision

Provide constructive feedback regarding group accountability

Draw on the strengths of individual contributors

Strengthen your reputation as a team player

Develop skills for resolving disruptive conflict among team members