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Align your ‘Stars’

Teams have a mission and purpose that is well defined and each individual on the team has a role designed to contribute to that purpose.

 However the pace of change that most teams experience is accelerating and whether you are the team lead or an individual contributor, it is good to make time to access how well you and/or the team is standing up to the changes that impact mission and purpose.

www.imapMyTeam.com  will help you understand the unique characteristics of your team that contribute to individual and team success.  Take a minute to access your team grid found in the upper right area of your ImapMyTeam home page.

If you are a leader and responsible for others, look at the placement of your team for each of the symbols and consider:

• Interests:  Do the roles and responsibilities assigned to individuals on my team seem to be a good fit? What can I do to ensure assignments are appealing and met with enthusiasm?
• Strengths:  Does my team have the diversity of strengths needed to achieve our goals?
• Needs:  Am I providing the support the team needs to do their best work?
• Stress:  Do I recognize and respond effectively when my team is under stress?

As a team member, look at where your symbols are positioned on the grid for perspective on how you best work and interact with others on the team and consider:

• Interests:  Do my work assignments easily hold my interest and inspire me?
• Strengths:  What strengths might I work to add to be more effective, in more situations?
• Needs:  How can I ensure the support I need to do my best work is available to me when I need it most?
• Stress:  When I sense I’m losing control under stress, am I able to recognize it and self-manage myself out of it?

Revisiting and answering these questions will help put the team in great position to align its ‘stars’ and meet your ongoing business challenges