8 Principles for Successful Teams
What makes certain communities stick together over long periods? What’s the key to surviving through adversity and protecting the community? Political Economist and Economic Science Nobel Prize Winner Elinor Ostrom spent many years studying group collaboration around the world and found 8 governing principles that leads to a stable community, team or organisation.
Ostrom’s 8 Principles
Clearly defined group and goals
Fair distribution between effort and reward – roles, workload and remuneration
Fair and inclusive decision-making
Follow-up on agreed behaviours – positive feedback and transparency
Graduated sanctions for unhelpful behaviours – kind corrections and psychological safety
Fast, cheap and simple conflict management
Mandate for self-determination – independent employees and self-governing teams
Coordination with other groups – collaboration between teams, organisations and regions