Drafting your team charter can seem to be a cumbersome task, but once produced can hold everyone accountable for the team process. The team charter develops equality across the team and promotes ownership to everyone. Included in your charter needs to be:

*Team Members & their Roles:

Leader: __________________________________________________________
Recorder: ________________________________________________________
Negotiator: _______________________________________________________
Time keeper: _____________________________________________________

Leader: _________________________________________________________________
Recorder: _______________________________________________________________
Negotiator: ______________________________________________________________
Time keeper: ____________________________________________________________

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*Procedures
How the team will complete its work. The procedures should include but not be limited to group behavior, team decisions, group meetings, effective communication, and conflict resolution.

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*Team's Essential Agreements
· Willing to acquire new knowledge.
· Willing and able to work hard to achieve team objectives.
· Willing to solve problems together with team members.

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*Team Rules & Consequences
Rules that could improve team effectiveness. Consequences of not sticking to them.