1. Think about a student group, a work unit, a task force, or a committee of which you are currently member, where you could do some informal or formal team building.

2. Identify and write down a few objectives for the team-building session. For example, you may feel that the roles and responsibilities of group members are not clear and that you would like to focus on clarifying role expectations. Or you may decide you need to personally practice using one of the four roles - communicator, contributor,collaborator, or challenger - in group meetings. make sure that your objectives are actually focused on group, rather than individual, dynamics. for example, if you are group leader and have someone in your group who is exhibiting negative behaviors, you might find it more appropriate to meet privately with the individual.

3. select a team-building approach to use that will address the objectives you have written. find one or two resources that explain in detail how to facilitate the activities to carry out the approach.

4. describing your concerns about the team. Include a proposed action plan for team-building activities. Remember to use grounds and warrants to justify why you think the team would benefit from participating in these team-building activities.