Phase 1: Gathering the Team Becoming a collaborator Understanding that collaboration changes decision making, power, resources, and credit Lesson 1 of 5 within section Becoming a collaborator. Assess your own attitudes about being part of a collaboration Lesson 2 of 5 within section Becoming a collaborator. Understanding yourself by taking a personality test Lesson 3 of 5 within section Becoming a collaborator. Learn how to best give feedback to others Lesson 4 of 5 within section Becoming a collaborator. Be a mentor, find a mentor Lesson 5 of 5 within section Becoming a collaborator. Becoming the leader of a team science collaboration Leading a research team Lesson 1 of 3 within section Becoming the leader of a team science collaboration. Qualities and skills of a high functioning director Lesson 2 of 3 within section Becoming the leader of a team science collaboration. Find your own leadership style Lesson 3 of 3 within section Becoming the leader of a team science collaboration. Putting a team together Team Composition Considerations Lesson 1 of 6 within section Putting a team together. Putting a team together with both experienced and new collaborators Lesson 2 of 6 within section Putting a team together. Interviewing Potential New Members Lesson 3 of 6 within section Putting a team together. Get a Project Manager Lesson 4 of 6 within section Putting a team together. Assess Teams Transdisciplinary Orientation Lesson 5 of 6 within section Putting a team together. Understand the normal stages that a team goes through Lesson 6 of 6 within section Putting a team together. Things to help in the writing of the proposal Stimulate ideas by having everyone participate in an Idea Tree exercise Lesson 1 of 3 within section Things to help in the writing of the proposal. Write up the Collaboration Plan Lesson 2 of 3 within section Things to help in the writing of the proposal. Sample Proposal Paragraph on Team Science Lesson 3 of 3 within section Things to help in the writing of the proposal.