![]() ![]() They tend to be very general, and don’t always link up to practical business situations. What is a team? There are always plenty of articles, books, papers, and news articles that talk about teams and teamwork. Raymond Meredith Belbin, a British researcher and management theorist, and the man behind the famous team roles, says, “Simply putting together a number of people and expecting them to work as a team is not enough.” Well, that makes it important to first understand what a team is and what really constitutes one. ![]() Antony Jay put this well in the foreword of Management Teams, Why they Succeed or Fail, by Meredith Belbin, as he said, “It is not the individual but the team that is the instrument of sustained and enduring success.” Teams are often the key step in linking the talents of individuals to the success of the organisation. A powerful explanation of what constitutes an effective team and the various roles that team members may need to take up in various business situations
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