The Leadership Japan Series By Dale Carnegie Training Japan

How To End A Project Team   There are no shortage of projects and project teams inside companies.  Often, for big projects, various people are brought together to create a specialist team for that particular project.  The projects eventually come to an end and most commonly, start with a bang and go out with a whimper.  Are we gaining all that we can from these non-permanent team formations? What are we doing about the people part of ending the project team?  Are we leaving on a high or low note?   Teams have their own cycle. There is the Formation Stage where a team is chosen, and clear goals and direction are defined.  The next element is the Stabilisation Stage where everyone settles into their roles.  Following that we have the Integration Stage where the big goals are being broken down to smaller bits and being worked on.  People are starting to get used to working with each other in  cooperative way.  Actualisation comes after that stage and the team is really starting to gel well together.  Things are