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Team Goals is an element of the high-performance team charter.
     Team Goals are goals assigned to or developed by teams, against which they will be held accountable. All teams should have clear and agreed-upon goals toward which they will work, and that are periodically re-evaluated and updated. Research and experience show that teams have greater commitment to goals and performance is generally better when they have participated in developing them.
     Goals define and make actionable team vision and mission. Roles and responsibilities should be direct translations of goals, but experience shows that goals more often derive from roles and responsibilities. The important distinction, perhaps, is that roles and responsibilities tend to be more general and enduring, whereas goals tend to be more specific and time-bound. They cover certain performance measurement or time periods, like a month, quarter, or annum, thus can be adjusted as circumstances require. Roles and responsibilities cover longer periods of time and do not need to be adjusted frequently.
     Goals are the aims or ends desired. Like a target, goals put things in focus. They provide direction and purpose. Goals are best (most effective) when people know clearly what is expected in terms of performance (what the desired behaviour is) or results (what the product or deliverable expected is).


Other topics in our resources on Team Building related to Team Goals include: 
 
  • High Performance Team Tools
  • Knowledge Management (KM)
  • Team Charter
  • Breakdowns
  • Team Schedule
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  • Team Vision
  • Team Roles and Responsibilities
  • Drifts
  • Team Values
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  • Team Scope
  • Non-negotiables
  • Chartering Teams
  • Participative Goal Setting

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