Characteristics of  Successful Teams 

Summary:

We choose this article by author Don Hofstrand  updated December 2009. First of all  a Team is a group of members having different skills and in which members works together by sharing responsibility and authority and works toward a common goal to achieve success. There are many characteristics needed to form a successful team. Team leader is the first and main characteristic of successful team.Team leader needs to be skillful so that he/she able to control,inspire,guide etc. their team members (Hofstrand, 2009).Goals needs to discuss with all members simply and clearly so members can give their best because no team can work perfectly if they are not aware about the proper goals of team/business (Hofstrand, 2009).Corporation is the keystone of every team. No team can survive without corporation (Hofstrand, 2009) .Trust means having believe in other members without being jealous of them (Hofstrand, 2009).Communication is sharing and  free to give own views without any restrictions.If team have no proper communication channel their will be no trust,corporation that leads to failure (Hofstrand, 2009).Rewards works as a motivator and it can be in the form of promotion,bonus etc. (Hofstrand, 2009)

Opinion: In my opinion nothing is better than having a team because united we stand divided we fall according to famous quote. Work needs to divided according to the authority and there should be no  partiality on the basis of caste,color, religion. Evaluation of team performance can also helps in being better team. Finally, if team works together they will perform better and earn more profit or achieve their goals easily.

Citation: 

(Hofstrand, Characteristics of Successful Teams , 2009)

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Questions:
1) Do you prefer Teamwork or Working Independently ?

2)How would you describe your ability to work as a Team Member?