Team-Building Tasks

1. Clarify what the team is to accomplish.
2. Establish norms.
3. Understand task and maintenance functions.
4. Establish procedures, agenda, and schedules.
5. Encourage open communication.
6. Clarify problem solving and decision making strategies.
7. Identify how the team will evaluate its progress.
8. Relate team-building activities to the task.

Training Team Leaders

1. Group dynamics
2. Problem solving strategies
3. Communication skills
4. Running effective meetings
5. Monitoring and evaluation practices

Meeting Minutes

1. Date
2. People attending the meeting
3. Agenda items covered
4. Decisions made
5. Next meeting (date, time, place)
6. Tasks for the next meeting

Developing an Action Plan

1. Clarify goals and strategies.
2. Identify questions to be answered.
3. Gather information.
4. Compile and analyze information.
5. Problem solving
6. Write the action plan:
   __implementation steps
   __timelines
   __budget
   __who is responsible
   __how will we monitor progress
   __how will we evaluate outcomes