Team Work

In 2005, I was asked to be on a team of state agency staffers who were asked to re-write the state level Joint Information Center (JIC) operational procedures. The team was made of five senior public affairs professionals from five agencies along with the Governor’s office. The job seemed simple. The existing plan was 10 […]

The concept of teamwork is extremely important to the success of any team. All coaches talk about working as one unit, as a unified team. Teamwork and unselfishness create the backbone of a great team, without them a team cannot realistically compete. You can have a group of superstars, but if they do not work […]

According to the text, a team is a “unit of two or more people who share a mission and collective responsibility as they work together to achieve a goal.” The team’s performance is a sum total of each individual’s contribution to the group. (Bovee, Thill and Mescon, Ed. 2007, p. 269). Team work has several […]

Abstract Teamwork is now common practise among organisations. Advocates suggest that working in a team boosts performance, as each member of the team brings their own individual knowledge and skill set to the table. However, a paradox exists within the teamwork literature; whilst the belief in the effectiveness of teamwork is high among managers and […]