Groups and Teams Paper

Organizational Behavior

Introduction
      A team is a small group of people with complementary skills who work actively together to achieve a common purpose for which they hold themselves collectively accountable.  In today's society, there can be several different factors that are associated for a group of people to become a high performance team.  For a team to achieve great performance, and deliver real benefits to the organization, they have to be able to distinguish their strengths and weaknesses.  All teams need members who believe in team goals and are motivated to work with others actively to accomplish important tasks.  A commitment to teamwork is found in the willingness of every member to listen and respond constructively to views expressed by others.  High performance team has to give others the benefit of the doubt, provide support, and recognize the interests and achievements of others.  These things are very essential for a team to be a high performance team in today's competitive and changing business environment.
High Performance Teams
      It takes a lot of work for a group of people to become a high performance team.  High performance teams have special characteristics that allow them to excel at teamwork and achieve special performance advantages.  A team that is going to be a high performance team has to consist of strong core values that help guide their attitudes and behaviors in directions consistent with the team's purpose.  Another thing that a high performance teams do is to turn general sense of purpose into specific performance objectives.  Whereas a shared sense of purpose gives gener ...