All teams manage power both inside and outside the team.
How well teams manage their own power dynamics, both inside and outside the team, is a critical factor in their overall success. The uniqueness of effective teams is that they do not focus on power. They focus on the team and manage everything, including power, to the benefit of the team. Analysis of the research in my study, however, verified that even when they did not think the use or management of power is an element of their team's functioning, it is. Some teams are hierarchically constructed, with a person who is clearly the senior member.