Values of the Team
What are the key, important values held by the team? As the team works to identify and clarify their values, trust begins to develop within the team. The team’s values do not have to completely replicate the organization’s values; however, they should not be in contradiction to established organizational values. Once the 4 to 5 key values of the team are identified, the next step is identifying key behaviors that would demonstrate these values on a day-to-day basis. Commitment to these values is a process that does not occur if the team is just handed a list of values that have been created by another group or individual, but rather as the team invests the energy in figuring out what is most important to them and how they will know they are living their values for others to see.
