Team Basics
The term for shared values and norms that guide how a team operates.
Team Culture
This NBA team is known for its “triangle offense” under coach Phil Jackson.
Chicago Bulls
The superhero team with members like Iron Man, Captain America, and Black Widow.
Avengers
One common icebreaker activity that helps new teams grow.
Team-building exercise
One key difference between strong and weak teams is whether members hold each other _____.
Accountable
This “T-word” is often considered the foundation of any successful team.
Trust
A bad team example: This NFL team went 0–16 in 2008.
Detroit Lions
This children’s TV show features a team of turtles named after Renaissance artists.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The practice of giving and receiving feedback helps strengthen this skill.
Communication
The phenomenon where people put in less effort in groups than when working alone.
Social Loafing
A group becomes a team when members share this common element.
Goal
This NFL team went from 4-11-1 in 2020 to losing in the Super Bowl in 2021.
This animated TV show features a group of mystery solvers with a talking dog who always work as a team.
Scooby Doo
This leadership style focuses on empowering the team rather than commanding them.
Servant
A bad team may experience “groupthink,” which happens when members do this instead of debating ideas.
Conforming
forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning.
Tuckman's Model
This Premier League soccer team is often cited as an example of teamwork under coach Jürgen Klopp.
Liverpool
This party game involves teammates acting out clues without speaking while others guess.
Charades
This practice involves setting specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals.
SMART goals
Bad teams often struggle because members are unclear on their roles. Good teams prevent this by doing what?
Defining roles and responsibilities clearly
The process of resolving disagreements in a productive way.
Conflict Management
The running back for the Philly Special.
Corey Clement
A team is stationed on the starship Enterprise working together across species and cultures in this movie franchise.
Star Trek
Google’s research project that identified psychological safety as the top factor in successful teams.
Project Aristotle
Your team is stranded on an island. You can only save 1 item from this list: a lighter, rope, a knife, or a flare. Agree as a team in 30 seconds.
Choice + Time