Developing new teams

Abstract

“Developing New Teams - A look at the systems that we are adopting as a new team on the Lincoln University Dairy Farm. What works for our team? What needs further refinement and improvements planned for the future? How do we try to achieve an efficient team environment? What are the challenges when developing a new team, and how have we approached these?” This paper outlines the process taken in the development of the team on the Lincoln University Dairy Farm for the first season, some of the systems that we have established and some of the refinements that we will be looking to introduce during the next season Our definition of a team is: “Two or more people working towards a common goal or objective for which they hold themselves mutually accountable. They work together to complete a task more effectively and successfully than the individuals in the team would do if they were working separately.” The processes taken in developing the new team on the Lincoln University Dairy Farm.