Leadership Big Dog's Leadership Page Special Project Teams Managers are people who do things right, while leaders are people who do the right thing. Many organizations have working groups that call themselves teams. But their work is produced by a combination of individual contributions.
Teams produce work that is based on collective effort.
The small number is anywhere from 2 to 25 members, with between 5 and 9 as manageable and optimal. It the number goes above 9, communication tends to become centralized because members do not have an adequate opportunity to speak to each other. If the group size goes over nine, extra time and effort are required to ensure good communication. Complementary Skills provides synergy when the team is diverse and various ideas and multiple skills are combined. If the team is composed of like individuals, a congenital groupthink sets in which limits the number of solutions for creative problem solving.