Work Cycle for Teams: Keep Collaborative Teams Focused on Their Purpose & Goals

Inflexion June 22, 2022

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If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

– African Proverb

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So, you want to get on-board with continuous improvement and lasting change in your school and education; you’ve worked through the root causes of core issues and needs; you’ve drafted the big plans and made them manageable; you’ve created your A-Teams; now what? This guide will help your teams to work effectively and efficiently towards achieving common goals and purpose.

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Implement this Work Cycle for Teams over the course of a task/project/goal/etc.

Use this guide to assess your progress and make any necessary changes

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PDF TEMPLATE: Work Cycle for Teams

GOOGLE DOC TEMPLATE: Work Cycle for Teams

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Check out the links in the intro section for additional ideas and guidance (if you haven’t already, you may even want to work through these resources and steps before beginning the Work Cycle work).

The resource links above are for the same template resource in two formats to best meet your needs, whether that’s printing or using in their digital form.

Categories: Organizational Structures

Tags: Continuous Improvement Practices, Leadership Activities, Teamwork

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