Define what you want to achieve
According to the Brian Tracy blog, the first step is defining the vision. This should be an ultimate goal or an ideal situation that you are trying to achieve as a team. It should be concrete, measurable and defined. Everyone will pull together only if the goal is specific and clearly defined, not vague and blurry. Explain to the team what the ideal is, why you should aim to achieve it and what advantages this goal will bring to the individual team members.
Put together a specific plan of how to reach these goals
Another step is putting together a plan in the form of action steps that will lead to achieving the common goal. Again, this plan must be specific and defined using measurable and specific small steps. Don't forget that it's not just the whole plan that has to stick to a time frame, but each part also has to have deadlines.
Define specifically how each person can help
The action plan should be defined for the whole team, but you must also specify in your planning what each team member will do. You have to define how the individuals can help. Distribute the work among them and make each person responsible for the success of the project. Not only will the progress be more measurable, but also as the workers will each have their tasks to do, they will be less likely to neglect their responsibilities, as they won't want to jeopardize the work of the whole team.
Continuously monitor your progress and remind everyone what they're working towards
When the project is up and running, you should continuously monitor your progress. During your regular evaluation meetings with your team, talk about the specific steps that have been taken and will need to be taken, and what went wrong and what went right. Also, from time to time, you must remind the team members of their goal. Don't just assume that you can present your ideas once and that's enough. In order for the goal to serve as a motivator, you have to keep presenting it continuously and keep it front and center to all team members.
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