What are TeachStreet’s expectations of Teams and Leaders?
Joining a Team means more than simply adding your name to a list of members. Here’s a general outline of what we expect from Teams and Team leaders:
- Goals/Mission
Teams are most successful when they’re working together on a common goal. Team Leaders are going to be responsible for identifying what everyone would like to get out of participating on a TeachStreet Team. This is the only way to gain anything from the experience. Goals will vary by Team, but will generally include some of the following:- Networking: connecting with experts you have something in common with
- Marketing: getting out the word about your class listings, attract new students and promote TeachStreet as the best place to find something new to learn
- Outreach: bringing attention to your area of expertise through local events
- Communication
We expect our Team Leader to create a place where communication is a key of part of their success. We find that teams with great communication tend to work better together. Also, keep in touch with your Team regularly (in person or online) and you’ll get much more out of the experience.
- Initiative
The best Team Leaders will set the pace for their Teams, and come up with unique ways to accomplish their goals. Team Leaders will lead by example, so experts with strong communication skills make really excellent leaders. We encourage creativity and ingenuity in event planning and Team marketing work.
- Delegation and Teamwork
The whole idea behind a Team is that as a group, you’ll accomplish more than you could alone. We expect Team Leaders to work with other Team members toward their goals.
- Feedback
Team leaders are our eyes and ears on the ground, so please send up occasional bi-weekly/monthly updates about site feedback, issues and feature requests you are hearing from your team.
What should Teams and Leaders expect of TeachStreet?
So you’re a TeachStreet Team accomplishing awesome things together – what is TeachStreet doing for Teams?
- Tips and Tricks
TeachStreet staff will share resources, guides and tutorials on what we find works well for various aspects of running a Team, promoting and working together.
- Inspiration
We’ll regularly spotlight great examples of TeachStreet Teams’ successes as we see them. One good idea often sparks another, and stellar work deserves recognition.
- Toolkits
Having the right tools makes any job easier, and we’ll consider feedback from Team members in helping to create useful things to empower Teams.
- Independence
We don’t want to mandate how you get things done as a group. Every group of people will have a different dynamic, and we respect that individual Teams will all have different goals and work differently to get things done.