The Six Essentials of Teamwork.

This paper examines the six essential aspects of every great team: (1) Clarifying a shared meaningful goal; (2) Establishing and reinforcing trust over and over; (3) Knowing your roles and responsibilities and executing them as well as you can; (4) Challenging the myths of teams; (5) Preserving the emotional safety of other people in each moment of each gathering; and (6) Caring about each member of the team. These six essentials are necessary for building and sustaining the type of teamwork that is required to succeed in today's highly competitive marketplace. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]