Essential Team Resources

The following resources support a variety of organizational and team functions, from establishing mission and vision to promoting effective meetings. Click on the document title for a downloadable pdf.

Brainwriting a Mission Statement  -  Ten steps to creating a Mission Statement.

5 Strategies for Creating Shared Vision  -  Atypical approaches that encourage thinking differently as you create a shared vision.

Description of Meeting Roles  -  Meetings are more effective when you have clearly defined meeting roles.

Guidelines for Creating Team Norms  -  Creating ground rules or norms as a group fosters ownership of collective responsibility.

The Historygram Process  -  Build a bridge between the past and the future to help you move forward.

Multivoting  -  Use multivoting  to narrow and prioritize lists of ideas.

Meetings Self Assessment  -  Assess your meetings with this 4-point rating system and tongue-in-cheek scoring guide.

How to Create SMART Goals Using a Tree Diagram  -  From a broad goal to articulating a SMART results goal with associated indicators, measures and targets using the Tree Diagram. 

Use the Blank Tree Diagram to Create Your SMART Goals  -  A blank tree diagram for your use.