Research shows that 85% of reasons that teams of people succeed or struggle has more to do with interpersonal issues, than technical competence. But both are needed for effective teamwork.

Below please find a checklist you can use to identify strengths and development needs of your own team:

1. Clear Goals.

It’s very hard to get there if you don’t know where you’re going! And it’s very hard to accomplish your goals if you haven’t made them clear. Make sure there’s no question about your team’s purpose, function and objective.

2. Clear Roles and Responsibilities.

It’s important that roles and responsibilities are clearly specified in order for people to be accountable for accomplishing their part of team’s tasks. Misunderstandings and conflicts frequently occur when roles and expectations are not clearly defined.

3. Information Sharing.

In order for team to make best decisions, each team member needs to be provided with relevant information. High performing teams don’t guard information… they share it freely.

4. Competent Team Members.

Competent team members need to be placed in right position. At times, a highly talented person can be ill placed which can throw off team functioning. Consider both competency and placement of each individual team member.

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Wouldn’t it be great to sell more of your products and services? Here are some quick tips to help increase your sales.

1. Turn your ad copy into a story or article. Your visitors won't be as hesitant to read your ad and will become more interested in your product.

2. Give visitors a freebie for filling out your online survey or they usually won't. Surveys will give your business valuable intelligence for your business

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4. Give your visitors tons of choices so they don't get feeling of being controlled. Offer them a variety of ways to order, contact you, navigate, etc.

5. Put yourself in your visitors’ shoes. Design your site for them, not for yourself. Create your product around your visitors not because you would buy it.