— You will hear another five recordings. — You will hear five speakers talking about running project teams. — For each recording

Well, obviously every team’s going to be different, but some things should be standard practice. For the thing to hold together, everyone’s got to be pulling their weight, whatever their role is, so you need to keep a keen eye on how they’re all doing. Keep tabs on whether they’ve done what they should have, and whether they’re getting things done on time. You need to be equal and fair with everyone.

If you’re putting people together for a particular purpose on top of their normal work you need to be sure they’ve got everything they need to fulfill their brief, Communication is a key factor, so be sure they have the tools to achieve quality. on that front - a laptop for , meetings, a bulletin board on the intranet and so on. Special teams need high visibility to keep their motivation up, and to maintain interest among other staff.