http://www.askteamdoc.com Team Building Advice For You And Your Team -- Real Answers To Real Life Team Issues Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:03:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When entering a new position that has an established team, how would you best approach the team to gather info about each member, find out their strong and weak points, find out “what they do” and what makes them tick? I know this could come off as a “bad thing” ... http://www.askteamdoc.com/index.php/2009/10/28/what-to-do-as-a-new-member-of-an-established-team/ I have a team leader that likes to bark orders in a rough voice. What can we do? The Team Doc Says... Oh my goodness! A barking team leader is never a good thing. And coaching the boss is tough for many people. Your best bet would be to provide your team ... http://www.askteamdoc.com/index.php/2009/10/28/how-to-handle-a-team-leader-who-barks-orders/ I am a team leader of 10 people and have a group of 6 of them who stick together and disagee with me on most issues. Always looking for me to do something wrong to report to my supervisor. Even the smallest thing. The bad part is our new supervisor ... http://www.askteamdoc.com/index.php/2009/09/28/what-to-do-when-your-team-gangs-up-on-you/ I was wondering if you had any information, or know of any sources that would have information on how long a team leader should remain in that position on high performance teams. I’ve found answers from 1 month to forever, but would really like to nail down a best practice ... http://www.askteamdoc.com/index.php/2009/09/14/how-long-should-a-team-leader-remain-a-team-leader/ I currently work as a Research and Development Analyst for an insurance company, but I am desperate to move into a management role preferably within the industry or in another. So far I have persuaded my boss to put me in charge of handling compliance matters on an ad hoc ... http://www.askteamdoc.com/index.php/2009/09/05/whats-the-best-way-to-move-into-a-leadership-role/