On one of my favorite new blogs, TLNT, Brent Peterson provides some great suggestions from his book for how team leaders can remove the typical barriers to getting real work done. According to Brent, these barriers include: •Policies and practices that are too restrictive or don’t add value. •Redundant or useless steps in processes. •Meetings that don’t have a very clear purpose. •Meetings that pull people in just to be observers. •Conference calls, video conferences, etc., that have no clear purpose. Considering the number of barriers you can’t control, what can leaders to do ensure that your team is as efficient and productive as possible? Read on. Every team meeting should be armed with data Your team must collect, analyze, and promote action plans with strong data. Identify the ways you can demonstrate project success: people involved, messages delivered, feedback provided, steps proposed and completed, etc. Help your team advocate and sell its value Every team memb...