CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE TEAMS  A common purpose  Specific goals  Team efficacy  Healthy conflict  Individual accountability – no social loafing  Effective leadership and structure  Adequate resources  Climate of trust  Performance and reward system that reflects team contributions

Team Cohesiveness Definition = degree to which group members are attracted to each other and motivated to stay with the group If groups have high-performance norms and high cohesiveness, they will be more productive. If groups have low-performance norms and high cohesiveness, they will be less productive.

How to Encourage Cohesiveness  Make the group smaller  Encourage agreement with group goals  Increase the time spent together  Increase group status and perceived difficulty of attaining membership  Stimulate competition with other groups  Give rewards to group rather than individuals  Physically isolate the group