Team Charter

Prevent Conflict and Avoid Hurdles by Creating Team Safety and Clear Behaviours for High Performance.

Why is Creating a Team Charter Essential?

Build a Stronger Team with a Shared Team Charter

Think of the greatest teams in sports, business, or even history. What do they all have in common? It's not just talent. It's alignment—a shared understanding of their goals, values, and ways of working together. That’s exactly what a team charter helps create.

Without clear expectations, even the best teams can face unnecessary conflict, blurred responsibilities, and miscommunication that stall progress.

But with a team charter? Your team gets:

A Share Vision & Purpose: The buy-in begins with how a team makes meaning. Is your mission compelling enough to continue when things are tough?
A Blueprint for Conflict Resolution: Prevent and address disagreements before they escalate.
High-Performing Collaboration encourages healthy disagreement and challenge.
Streamlined Communication: No guessing games, just clear channels and expectations.
Explicit Expectations: Everyone knows their role and how they contribute to the bigger picture.

Research from Harvard's Drs. Richard Hackman and Ruth Wageman show that the right structure, support, and purpose can account for up to 80% of a team’s effectiveness.

Why leave your team’s success to chance?

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What's Covered in the Workshop

A Comprehensive Team Charter

At Infinitum Leadership, we guide your team through the nuts and bolts of creating their unique team charter. Here’s a sneak peek into what the workshop entails:

1. Vision & Mission
What does success look like for your team?
Craft a mission statement that defines your collective contribution.

2. Focusing on What Matters (and What Doesn't)
Identify your top 3-5 deliverables that bring the most value.
Call out distractions that interfere with your focus. Sometimes, what you don’t do is just as important as what you do.

3. Defining Team Values
Explore the intersection of individual, organizational, and team values.
Create actionable guidelines to live out those values daily.

4. Roles & Responsibilities
Clearly define who owns what, from daily tasks to quarterly goals.
Foster accountability with practical support plans (because no one succeeds alone).

5. Mastering Communication
Pick the right tools (Slack, Zoom, Google Docs—you name it) and set communication norms to avoid chaos.
Address training needs to ensure everyone is fully equipped.

6. Navigating Conflict
Agree on how to handle disagreements constructively.
Establish when to escalate issues and align on a resolution framework.

7. Preparing for Challenges
Anticipate potential team stumbling blocks and create ready-to-deploy action plans.
Examples include addressing lack of participation, breaches of confidentiality, or differing expectations.
Your team builds the foundation for long-term success by aligning on these factors.

What Will Your Team Walk Away With?

By the time the workshop concludes, your team will have tools and tactics they can implement immediately, including:

1. A Fully Developed Team Charter
That includes your vision, mission, values, and behavioural guidelines. It’s your team’s north star.

2. Clearly Defined Roles & Responsibilities
Each team member will know their role, deliverables, and how others can support them.

3. A Comprehensive Communication Plan
Outline preferred tools and expectations to avoid endless email threads and unclear messaging. Plus, address training needs for better collaboration.

4. A Conflict Resolution Framework
Know when a disagreement is just a healthy debate, when it's a conflict, and how to resolve it.

5. Challenges & Strategies
A roadmap to nip potential problems in the bud before they derail the team.

Your team will leave confident, equipped, and ready to take on challenges—or as Ruth Wageman puts it, “stack the deck in favour of a team growing into superb collaboration.”

Lead Your Team into the Future

Every great endeavour starts with a strong foundation, as does every great team. A team charter isn’t just a document—it’s the blueprint for how your team works, thrives, and succeeds together.

Is your team feeling stuck or out of sync? Sometimes, a jump start is exactly what a stalled team needs to reignite momentum and refocus on their mission.

Book your team charter workshop now with Infinitum Leadership and take the first step toward building a high-performing, aligned team ready for success.