6Building a Team
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter you should be able to:
• Describe the benefits of teamwork.
• Define what a team is.
• List the steps required to transform a group into a team.
• Identify the ten keys to being a valuable team member.
• List obstacles to team development and explain how to overcome them.
Since first appearing on this planet, humans have formed themselves together in groups. The basic groups were families, which were necessary for protection, sustenance, and rearing children. Families joined together to form bands or tribes. Through the ages, humans have formed groups for economic, political, educational, ...
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