Can Teams Work?

Notes:

For centuries, Teams have been set up and run to allow collective responsibility rather than efficient decision making. It is assumed that Teams will err on the side of caution and are no better at achieving the correct answer than individuals. However, teams have the potential to make better decisions and make it easier for those decisions to be transferred into action after the team has finished its work.
In order to take advantage of the clear benefits of teamwork, it is important to manage the team properly. This involves understanding how to construct a team and how it is likely to behave.