It is not easy to work in a team. And working in a team does not automatically mean that you are more productive. Team work has to fullfill certain factors:
- no more than 6 team members
- every member should be skilled differently, should have different abilities and attitutes and also a different experience – that means a person, who is passionate, creative and likes to work on a product, should combine with someone who is good in organisation and with another person who is good at selling
- all members should have a common goal and common values and be motivated to work to achieve this
- Do not mix too many persons with a dominat personality in a group, because this will create competition and not collaboration
- People of the team should respect each other and accept also the other collaborators` point of view
- In difficult situations a good portion of humour can help to get over them
But if the right persons are combined within a team, the effects of their work are numerous: a good group works in a better atmosphere, comes up with more original ideas and is also able to diminish the perceived stress level of every member, because you can rely on each other.