This material is reproduced from the seminar, Journey to Excellence , Copyright 1993, Donald F. Barkman, The Business Center, Knoxville, TN, All Rights Reserved. A single copy may be made for the reader's personal use. For additional information, please contact The Business Center. In addition, there is a need to consider certain specific factors affecting the creation of work teams. Teams and teamwork are not the same thing.
Teamwork is cooperative behavior.
Teams are a social structure. Teamwork can exist independently of teams. Leaders should not confuse wanting good cooperation and collaboration with the creation of teams. Organizations can have high levels of teamwork and no teams. Similarly, organizations can be filled with teams that exhibit few of the behaviors considered to be teamwork.