When I accompany my coaching clients to team meetings I often observe not teamwork but business-as-usual conducted in a group setting.  Any actual teamwork achieved is a matter of luck. Although participants may leave with good feelings because we had a good discussion, got through the agenda on time or made decisions, those outcomes don't indicate that teamwork was present. Team functioning differs from group functioning, is capable of different outcomes and has different applications.  Teams … [Read more...]