From my experience, we need to deploy a team with shared values which allows working together with a shared sense of purpose.

Where values are in tension, there will be a difference of professional opinion and conflict ensues.

Understanding the values of your team is critical. As a team leader. we must be able to identify our own values and that of others to ensure that we achieve our aims and objectives.

As a leader, we must role model the values we have identified as important.

Your values not only describe your character but reflect your uniqueness. They will showcase your strengths, your motivation and your purpose. Working to your values will provide energy to be happy and resilient.

So to create a team we must:

• Understand what our purpose is as this will ensure we all are travelling in a similar direction.
• Understand who in our team can create positive energy and harness their motivation but also understand those that challenge the status quo and understand their perspective as this enables development of strategies to avoid negative outcomes.
• Use values to motivate and understand complexity