Collaboration.
WHAT MAKES TEAMS WORK
Clear responsibilities Agreed goals Reliable communication Willingness to raise problems
WHAT CAUSES PROBLEMS
Ambiguity about who does what Assumptions that someone else is handling it Problems concealed until too late Unequal contribution, unaddressed
WHAT TO ESTABLISH AT THE START
Who does what How progress is reported How decisions are made What happens if someone falls behind
THAT LAST ONE
Agreeing it in advance is far easier than addressing it in the moment.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE BEHIND
Say so early.
WHY
Others can adjust. They cannot adjust to a surprise.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT SOMEONE NOT CONTRIBUTING
Raise it directly, and early, before resentment sets in.
WHAT TO AVOID
Doing their work silently Complaining to others rather than to them Waiting until the end
WHAT TO RECOGNISE
Others' contributions, explicitly.
WHAT TO CONTRIBUTE
Your part, reliably. That is the foundation of everything else.
