Most challenges and conflicts that occur within teams and between individuals can be traced back to a mismatch of expectations that were not discussed, negotiated or revisited as people and projects develop.  Don’t let that happen with your team.  

These resources will help you to illicit and discuss expectations with students, teams and collaborators: 

• Tip sheet - Twelve tips for setting expectations with PhD students (pdf)
• Download: Getting a team or collaboration off to a good start (doc)
• Download: Lencioni team audit (pdf). A team questionnaire for establishing research teams and collaborations (this questionnaire relates to the theory discussed in our video on ‘Team dysfunction’ 

Also have a look at the tip sheet on setting goals in our performance management section.