Great teams

(l-r) Moderator Chris Thomas, Childress Klein Properties, Jennifer Appleby, wray ward, Johnny Harris, Lincoln Harris and Dionne Nelson, Laurel Street Residential led a lively discussion, sharing a wealth of experience on leadership and building great teams.

• Challenge each other in a respectful way
• Support team members regardless of your position
• Seek outside consulting and input from other industries
• Focus on mission
• Create a diverse workplace
• Keep project on pace and meeting deliverables deadlines, maintain clear vision and universally understood ground rules
• Set expectations for performance
• Have a can do attitude
• Know your role and roles of others

Mentoring among team members

• Informal mentors more common
• For women, mentors are often male
• Men can learn more about balance from women

Provided by Jennifer Appleby, WrayWard – Pillars of High Performing Teams (click to download full size graphic)