This document discusses the characteristics of high performing teams. It identifies eight key characteristics: building trust, sharing leadership, being agile, creating purpose, managing stakeholders, improving systems, utilizing diversity, and learning continuously. Examples of tools for developing high performing teams include determining a team's purpose, conducting after action reviews, and taking action to improve based on one characteristic discussed in training. The document provides an overview of a training program on leading teams that covers the characteristics, stages of development, tools, roles, conflict management, and culture.