COMPOSITION OF THE TEAM

The composition of the team concerns the skills and attitudes of team members. You have to have the “right people on the bus” to make things happen as a team and achieve top performance (Collins, 2001). To effectively manage the composition of the team, team leaders must understand that team leadership and processes differ depending on the answers to the following questions:
1. To what extent do individual team members have the technical and interpersonal skills required to complete the task?
2. To what extent are individual team members committed to the team and motivated to complete the task?
3. Is the team the right size to successfully complete the task?
Teams saddled with members who are not motivated to accomplish ...

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