Administrative team management is the best way to provide direction and leadership to an individualistic group of professionals such as educators. Some suggestions to make management teams run smoothly are: (1) use the team to gather facts; (2) make sure the team works with the people (teachers, parents, and business people) who may be affected by its decisions; (3) present material to the team as a series of concrete alternative proposals; and (4) have the team make recommendations from among the alternatives presented. Some administrators will balk at this team management approach, but its benefits far outweigh its risks. (DC)