Discuss the 3 Cs of effective teams. How do these relate to the 3 Cs of effective team players?

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The 3 Cs of effective teams are charters and strategies, composition, and capacity. Team charters describe how the team will operate, such as processes for sharing information and decision making (teamwork). Teams should also create and implement team performance strategies, which are deliberate plans that outline what exactly the team is to do, such as goal setting and defining particular member roles, tasks, and responsibilities. Team composition is a term that describes the collection of jobs, personalities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience of team members. Teams perform better when members have a high tolerance for uncertainty. Teams with members who possess high levels of openness or emotional stability deal with task conflict better than those without these composition characteristics. Team adaptive capacity (i.e., adaptability) is important to meet changing demands and to effectively transition members in and out.

The 3 Cs of effective team players are committed, collaborative and competent. These are the bare minimum to be considered a team player. Effective team players don't just feel the three Cs-they display them.