When you bring together several people under an circumstances, they become a group.

A team, however, is a unique type of group that can, when honed to high performance, can accomplish seemingly impossible tasks and achieve seemingly unattainable goals.

Let's look at some of the differences between Groups & Teams.

Groups      
*         little communication
*         no support
*         lack of vision
*         exclusive cliques
*         the whole is less than the sum of its parts
*         seeks to hide its identity
*         leaves new members to find their own way but insists on conformity
*         leader manipulates team to own ends

Teams       
*         plenty of opportunity for discussion
*         plenty of support
*         process of discovery supported by openness and honesty
*         tactical and work groups combine easily into a single team
*         the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
*         seeks to discover its identity
*         welcomes new members by showing them existing norms and openness to change
*         leader seeks team decisions by serving the team as a focus for two way communication

It's time to turn your group into a team or your team into a high performance team.

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