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Hello,

Have you ever found yourself 30 to 50 percent through a project to
realize that you are past the stage of newness in the team? At my job
I must interact with new teams, where I am an advisor. It is very
important to set the stage early in the relationship. Gaining
understanding about expected behavior, responsibilities, and language
use is critical.

Maybe you are on a high performing team that is half way to your
goal. Do you have a feeling that if some teaming tools were in place
you would have an even higher performing team? What can we add to our
toolbox; well designed behavior norms, a matrix of our strongest
skills, an issue resolution process, please volunteer …

How do you approach your team with these suggestions when you are
clearly no longer in the initial stages of it?