Teams have an important place in our professional and personal lives. Working in teams is probably an inevitable life experience, even for people who prefer to work alone. Teams are everywhere. There are always student teams, task forces, and neighborhood associations in addition to all of the workplace demands for working in a team. A team generates positive synergy through coordinated effort. The individual efforts result in a level of performance that is greater than …showed first 75 words of 2225 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2225 total…team members, and consensus is the technique to reach agreement about the problem statement and recommended solution. In conclusion, teams are not always effective because they are affected by both external and internal factors. But in most cases, teams lead to higher performance. It seems apparent that internal factors such as clear purpose, informality, participation, listening, open communication, shared leadership, consensus decisions, and clear role and task assignments are significant influences on the team effectiveness.