Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to do the following:

  1. Explain why team members accomplish more together than they can as individuals.
  2. Describe how team self-leadership is the application of mental and behavioral self-leadership strategies at the team level.
  3. Demonstrate behavioral team self-leadership practices within a team, including team self-observation, team self-goal-setting, team cue modification, team self-reward and self- punishment, and team rehearsal.
  4. Employ mental team self-leadership strategies within a team, including evaluating team beliefs and assumptions, team self-talk, team mental imagery, and team thought patterns.
  5. Recognize the importance of balancing the “me” with the “we” in a team setting by applying teamthink concepts and avoiding groupthink.