Two or more individuals, interactingand interdependent, who have cometogether to achieve particularobjectives.

Unit of 2 or more people

Interact or coordinate their work

To accomplish a specific goal

Team work means that people will try to cooperate, using their individual skills despite any personal conflict between individuals.

T

E

A

M

Together

Everyone

Achieve

More

working group Team

Strong, clearly focused leader Shared leadership roles

Individual accountability Individual and mutual accountability

Runs efficient meetings Active problem solving meetings

Discusses, decides and delegates Discusses, decides and does real work together

Types

of team

Problem

solving

team

Cross-

functional

team

Virtual

team

Self-

managed

work team

Group of 5 to 12 employees from samedepartment who meet to discuss the ways ofimproving quality, efficiency and workenvironment.

Group of 10 to 15 people who take on responsibilities of their former supervisors.

Employees from about the same hierarchical level but from different work areas, who come together to accomplish a task.

A cross-functional team may include people from finance, marketing, operations, and human resources departments. Members may also come from outside an organization.

Team that use computer technology to tie together physically dispersed members in order to achieve a common goal.