Tools
Listed here are tools created by MetaSkills for cross-functional and virtual teams. Email MetaSkills if you would like more information or to purchase one or more of the tools.
Create the Purpose
- A Structured Approach for Clarifying Purpose
- Developing a Charter
- Building a Shared Purpose
Orchestrate Commitments
- Forming Teams
- Identifying Appropriate Team Members
- Ensuring Sponsorship/Sponsorship Assessment
- Understanding the Values, Beliefs, and Needs of Others
- Active Listening and Communication Skills
- Aligning with the Goals of Others
- Examining Systemic Issues
- Exploring Customer Considerations
- Developing a Stakeholder Alignment Plan
Manage Projects
- Effective Team Building
- Brainstorming
- Idea Mapping
- Project Planning
- Using Nominal Group Technique
- Process Redesign
- Effective Meetings
Share Leadership
- Looking for Opportunities to Share Leadership
- Clarifying Roles of Project Members
- Sharing Leadership—Tips and Exercises
- Examining Your Own Predispositions to Share Leadership
- Examining the Needs of Others Around Leadership
- Acknowledging Others and Recognizing Contributions
- Addressing Performance Bottlenecks
- Expanding the Influence of the Project
Facilitate Transitions
- Examining Your Own Responses to Change
- Overcoming the Fear of Change
- Navigating the Waves of Change
- Anticipating Changes in Direction
- Facilitating the Capture of Learning
- Holding Post-Project Reviews
- Moving People On and Off Teams
- Preparing Yourself for Transitions
- Facilitating the Transitions of Others
- Seeking New Project Opportunities
- Planning for Individual Development