Principles of Successful Team Interaction

I have been thinking a lot about effective teamwork, lately. I believe that the norms and attitudes of the people in a team or group have a deep impact on the success of the work within the group. All work can be accomplished in positive, fulfilling ways and below are what I believe to be some of the key principles for effective teamwork. I have written these as affirmative statements and as principles within an organization.

Principles of Successful Team Interaction

• Purposeful – we focus on our goals. We are not distracted by the ancillary.
• Respect – we respect one another. We avoid useless gossip and disrespectful language and focus on success.
• Openness – there are no secrets. We work together in an open, positive manner to achieve our goals.
• Collaboration – we work as a team. We work to support one another in our work in the program.
• Constructive – we are proactive and focus on solutions. We focus on reaching goals and fixing problems.

What do you think? Would you add anything else to the list?