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This 6 page paper looks at the creation and development of successful teams using the theories of Belbin. The paper looks at the difference between a group and a team, considers how teams may be created with reference to the roles team members play, and then discusses the important of communication and the understanding of roles by existing and potential new team members. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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and industries will often need to ensure that there is effective teamwork. The idea of teamwork and the desire to benefit from the advantages that it brings are high, but
less attention is paid to the actual management of the teams to ensure they are successful. Team are often given a task and the way success is achieved is assumed
to be the responsibility of the team leader or the immediate manager. However, this can often result in groups working together rather than team, and even if goals are reached
there may be the loss of potential benefits. This can be important in all organisations, however, it can be argued in organisations such as the National Health Service in the
UK, where there are limited resources, high demands and the need for communications between different disciplines in order to care for patients, that teamwork is essential. This report will consider
the way that successful teams can be created and managed and new members intrduced with the use of the Belbins theories. 2. Definitions To consider what is meant by
teamwork and how this differs from group work both terms need to be defined. In both cases teams and groups are made up of individuals, which may be defined as
a single person. A group may be defined as "An assemblage of persons or objects gathered or located together" (Dictionary.com, 2007). In the commercial or workplace environment groups are a
collection of individual people that have come together for a specific purpose (Heller, 1998). In a group there may be a single purpose, but the group members work independently or
individually. It is possible that a group will have a leader, but there may be fragmentation and there will not be any defined roles (Heller, 1998). Teams are different
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