A team is not just a group of people. All too often a group of individuals are put together in a room with a common task and expected to accomplish a goal efficiently and effectively. This is something that is harder to accomplish than you might think. To get a task done as a group the group will have to work together as a team and that is something that takes time to develop and practice to achieve.

A good team will have a handful of qualities that we will cover right now. Without such qualities a team is only a team by title not by ability to perform as one. The members of a team must be intertwined by purpose and task. If they are independent of one another there is a large piece of the team concept missing. The team must have a well defined leader that is skilled in dealing with team members and has a team mentality. The group must have members that are all willing and able to participate in the team goals.

Communication must be open and clear between the leader and the embers and between the members. All of the team members must have their own roles and know what their roles are and what all other members' roles are. The team has a way to solve problems that come up while still keeping strong interpersonal relationships and unbroken. A good team must be able to think outside the box and be creative with regard to how to complete tasks together. Lastly, all members have a say in how the team operates and what the team completes.

The more the group works at becoming a team the more likely they will actually become a close knit and cohesive unit. Though there is cost and effort involved the rewards far out way the costs.