Defining Teams and Teamwork

A team is a group of people who collaborate on related tasks toward a common goal.

Teamwork involves a set of interdependent activities performed by individuals who collaborate toward a common goal.

Through combining various employees into strategic groups, a team-based organization can create synergies through team processes.

Depending on its needs and goals, a company can use a project team, a virtual team, or a cross-functional team.

The benefits of teamwork include increased efficiency, the ability to focus different minds on the same problem, and mutual support.

Teams face challenges to effective collaboration and achieving their goals.

All teams are groups of individuals, but not all groups are teams.