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TEAM, A team is a group of individuals working together to achieve a goal. A group does not necessarily, constitute a team. Teams normally have members with complementary skills and generate synergy, through a coordinated effort which allows each member to maximize their strengths and minimize, their weaknesses. Naresh Jain (2009) claims: Team members need to learn how to help one another,, help other team members realize their true potential, and create an environment that allows everyone, to go beyond his or her limitations. Teams can be broken down into from a huge team or one big, group of people, even if these smaller secondary teams are temporary. A team becomes more than just, a collection of people when a strong sense of mutual commitment creates synergy, thus generating, performance greater than the sum of the performance of its individual members., Thus teams of game players can form (and re-form) to practise their craft/sport. Transport logistics, executives can select teams of horses, dogs, or oxen for the purpose of conveying passengers or, goods., Team is a prevalent word that is used in today’s society to describe many types of groups. Gaining, insight from Leadership: Theory & Practice by Peter Guy Northouse helped to understand the word, team from a leadership perspective. According to the team approach on leadership, a team is a type of, organizational group of people that are members. A team is composed of members who are dependent, on each other, work towards interchangeable achievements, and share common attainments. A team, works as a whole together to achieve certain things. A team is usually located in the same setting as it, is normally connected to a kind of organization, company, or community. Teams can meet in-person, (directly face-to-face) or virtually when practicing their values and activities or duties. A team’s, communication is significantly important to their relationship. Ergo, communication is frequent and, persistent, and as well are the meetings. The definition of team being an organizational group is not, completely set in stone, as organizations have confronted a myriad of new forms of contemporary, collaboration. Teams usually have strong organizational structured platforms and respond quickly and, efficiently to challenges as they have skills and the capability to do so. An effective organizational, team leads to greater productivity, more effective implementation of resources, better decisions and, problem-solving, better-quality products/service, and greater innovation and originality., EFFECTIVE TEAM, Effective teamwork creates its own set of characteristics that makes it possible to see the cohesion in a, group. When an efficient team gets to work, the structure that has been put into place helps the group, obtain productive results. In order to create a productive team, you first need to be able to identify the, characteristics of effective teamwork., Unified Commitment to a Goal, A team is created to complete the goals it is given. An effective team is committed to completing its, goal by using the team's resources. It does not mean that as individuals the people that make up the, team share the same point of view or are all in agreement on what is best for the group. It means that, when the team is presented with a goal, they can come together and work as a single unit to complete, the task.

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Participation, In order for a team to act as a team everyone must be participating in the creation of a solution. A, team does not have extra members. Each member of a team is essential to the team's success, and, when the group is given a task, each member knows what their job is and sets out to put in their fair, share of the effort, Open Communication, A team is able to communicate effectively and there is a feeling of open communication between all, members of the group. Issues within a team are handled by face-to-face communication. Team, members do not talk behind each other's back as there is a respect developed among team members, that necessitates direct and open communication on all issues., Decision-Making, A team has a hierarchy and a built-in decision-making system that helps it to react quickly and, effectively to all situations. The members of the group are respected for their various areas of, expertise, and the leader of the group has developed the ability to obtain the group members' opinions, to formulate the group's response. This applies to decisions made within the group ranging from, resolving internal conflict to a potential change in group leadership., Efficient Use of Ideas, Brainstorming is one way that groups come up with the solution to a problem. An effective team is, able to gather information from each member and formulate that information into a response. The, team becomes adept at dismissing ideas that will not work, and including effective ideas into what, would become the team's solution to an issue., , TEAM CREATION, Teams have always been, and will always be, an essential ingredient for building a successful, business. But building great teams isn't something that just happens. It takes planning and ongoing, effort to get them right--and to keep them that way., Smart leaders know that for their teams to work well, they must accurately identify employees' skill, sets and assign them tasks that are well suited to their abilities. When putting together teams, they, choose people they sense will work together well. The combined efforts of their team members not, only produce superior results, they also build a sense of solidarity within their organizations., The next time you need to get something important done in your organization, and you want to assign, the task to a team, consider these five steps to building really effective teams:, 1. Recognize the power of teamwork, Before you begin, take a moment to appreciate the power of teamwork and how you can best utilize, this tool. Consider the result you want and the tasks you think are required to achieve it. As you think, about your employees, match their skills to the tasks of the project, but also identify personalities you

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feel complement one another. A successful team project maximizes the talents of its individual, members, but the true power of teamwork comes from the group's cohesion and combined energies, focused on a common goal., 2. Choose the right people, If you want your team to be really effective, you'll need to get the right people for the job. If possible,, try to incorporate employees or departments in your organization that bring varied experience and, perspective to the project. If, for example, you're trying to come up with a new way to track customer, satisfaction using new social media tools, then be sure to include employees who represent sales,, information technology, customer service, and more. Try to choose people for your team who together, will provide a broad perspective on your project., 3. Delegate, Once you've chosen your team and outlined your expectations, delegate the authority and access the, team needs to complete the project. Industrious, energetic, and creative people will become frustrated, very quickly if they do not have the freedom, access to tools, and other resources they need to, complete their work. Once you have set forth your guidelines, your job becomes making sure they can, do theirs. Avoid telling members of a team what to do and how to do it. Instead, work with them to set, goals, and then remove obstacles, grant access, and provide the support your team needs to achieve, those goals., 4. Monitor progress, In an ideal world, you'll have chosen exactly the right people for the team, and everything will take, care of itself. In the real world, you will have to verify that the team is working well together and that, the project is on track. Provide, as necessary, a forum where you and the team can share concerns,, successes, and project status on a regular basis. If necessary, you may find you need to assign a team, leader, or redefine the project and reassign roles. As much as possible, however, try to let the team, work through its own challenges. When a team identifies, addresses, and pushes through obstacles on, its own, individuals draw closer together, and their success gives rise to confidence and camaraderie., 5. Celebrate your successes, When your team accomplishes or exceeds its goals, then be sure to recognize the win and celebrate it., At minimum, schedule a final team meeting where you can thank the group collectively and describe, the positive impact their work will have on your organization and your customers. One hallmark of an, outstanding team is camaraderie. The team's success will build on itself, and your team and your, organization will be the better for it as the team takes on more responsibility.