Towards a world where the Principles guide people, their business, and their nation. 

Teams can achieve what no individuals can. But what goals are worthy of a team dedicated to the service of humanity?

Before investigating that all important question, one releveant aspect of curent reality needs to be faced, appreciated, and changed. That reality relates to inherent problems of communication. To clarify this I need to refer to ongoing work by David J Cox and colleagues:

"I believe we often leave each other blinking and coughing in the dust of confusion and uncertainty... I think we're off-track [in communicating] 90 percent of the time. We try to understand by guessing what is meant, often pole vaulting across chasms void of logic."

• Failures in team work are largely caused by communication problems. It is well worth taking time to minimise this danger. This means, among other things,  acquiring the right tools and the skill to use them.  This is not always easy. Sometimes the pressure of "getting on with the job" can be quite hard to resist.
• A successful team should also be able to "step outside" itself and ask "how are we doing?"
• One of the best guides about making teams work is Michael Maginn's "Making Teams Work. Some of the principles that ensure good teamwork are,
• • a clear, common goal,
  • will to collaborate,
  • identified consensus,
  • group cohesion through a shared vision.
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