HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

ATP 6-22.6 Army Team Building

OCTOBER 2015

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Army Techniques Publication No. 6-22.6

ATP 6-22.6

Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 30 October 2015

Army Team Building

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2 Chapter 3

Chapter 4 Appendix A Appendix B

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PREFACE .............................................................................................................. iii

INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................iv

FUNDAMENTALS OF TEAM BUILDING .......................................................... 1-1 Team Building Fundamentals ............................................................................. 1-1 Team Building Stages......................................................................................... 1-2 Characteristics Of Effective Teams .................................................................... 1-4 Categories Of Teams ......................................................................................... 1-5 Roles and Responsibilities.................................................................................. 1-6 Team Members ................................................................................................ 1-12

FORMATION STAGE......................................................................................... 2-1 Assemble the Team............................................................................................ 2-1 Build Trust........................................................................................................... 2-6 Team Communication ........................................................................................ 2-9 Rapidly Formed Teams .................................................................................... 2-11

ENRICHMENT STAGE ...................................................................................... 3-1 Build Commitment .............................................................................................. 3-1 Build Shared Competence.................................................................................. 3-3 Build Shared Confidence .................................................................................... 3-3 Motivate Team Members.................................................................................... 3-3 Build Shared Accountability ................................................................................ 3-5 Develop Cohesion .............................................................................................. 3-5

SUSTAINMENT STAGE .................................................................................... 4-1 Adapt To Change................................................................................................ 4-1 Manage Conflict.................................................................................................. 4-2 Sustain Resilient Teams ..................................................................................... 4-4

TEAM ASSESSMENTS ..................................................................................... A-1 Assessing External Teams ................................................................................. A-2

EXTERNAL TEAMS...........................................................................................B-1

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GLOSSARY ...........................................................................................Glossary-1 REFERENCES.................................................................................. References-1 INDEX ......................................................................................................... Index-1

Figures

Figure 1-1. Army team building process ................................................................................ 1-2

Tables

Table 4-1. Techniques for adapting to team changes............................................................ 4-2

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Preface

Building cohesive teams through mutual trust is a principle of mission command and an essential skill for Army leaders. ATP 6-22.6, Army Team Building, expands upon this principle by offering fundamentals of team building and specific techniques for building and maintaining effective teams. This ATP describes the major activities of Army team building. This ATP also provides a method for team assessments.

To comprehend the doctrine contained in this publication, readers should understand the fundamentals of leadership found in ADP 1, ADRP 1, ADP 6-0, ADRP 6-0, ADP 6-22, ADRP 6-22, and FM 6-22.

The principal audience for this publication is Army commanders, directors, staff officers, and leaders. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will also use this publication.

Commanders, staffs, and subordinates ensure their decisions and actions comply with applicable U.S., international, and, in some cases, host nation laws and regulations. Commanders at all levels ensure their Soldiers operate in accordance with the law of war and the rules of engagement. (See FM 27-10.)

ATP 6-22.6 uses joint terms where applicable. Selected joint and Army terms and definitions appear in both the glossary and the text. For definitions shown in the text, the term is italicized and the number of the proponent publication follows the definition.

ATP 6-22.6 applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated.

Headquarters, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, is the proponent for this publication. The preparing agency is the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. Send comments and recommendations on a DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) to Commander, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, ATTN: ATZL-MCK-D (ATP 6-22.6), 300 McPherson Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2337; by e-mail to usarmy.leavenworth.mccoe.mbx.cadd-org-mailbox@mail.mil; or submit an electronic DA Form 2028.

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