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In reality, the team itself is the best position to assess a successful team. There are a number of things the leader can do to assess the performance of the team. To decide how your team is working, check out some of the following factors and assess their performance against them.

Talk to your team members and check out that they clearly understand what the objectives and goals are. The whole group and the individuals must understand what the goals are because if they don't they cannot demonstrate any commitment.

Developing trust with your team takes a long time to establish and trust within the team can also be quite fragile. As the leader it's important for you to encourage people to talk freely about their fears, their problems and their own limitations. It's very important that your team members can rely on each other for support when encountering challenging times.

When you put a bunch of people together you're bound to get some conflict. You need to set a happy compromise between letting them feel the need to be up to express themselves but also to recognize the confrontation saps the energy and creativity of the individuals in the group.

As the leader you have to set some standards regarding conflict. You'll have to explain that this agreement is healthy but being disagreeable is toxic to the group. Being disagreeable includes personal attacks and also being unreasonably dogmatic. Co-operation in ideas and concepts is a good indicator that the team is working well.

The teamwork produces good results. This means that the results are a good indicator of the way the team is working together. The team should make sure on a regular basis that the right people are fulfilling the right tasks within the group and that there is no duplication of effort.

Because we live in an ever-changing workplace environment, it's essential that the leader takes stock every now and again and have a look at their goals because circumstances may have made them impossible. Looking at the team's performance will give you some idea about whether or not you should redefine some of the tasks, reset objectives with the team, and consider any changes that might need to be made to improve the effectiveness of the team.

Reviews are essential. They are an unparalleled opportunity for positive reinforcement, giving feedback and encouragement, learning from mistakes, celebrating successes and you can even make them into an informal social occasion as a reward.