Teams and Their Limitations

A team is a cohesive group that can efficiently complete any particular task to achieve a common goal. Many ideas have been shared as to what components and characteristics are necessary to create a well balanced team. Some say that diversity is necessary, although it is never quite clear as to what the definition of diversity actually is. Similarly some believe that a good team will consist of group members who are able to satisfy roles which are necessary to develop cohesiveness through a hierarchy as well as individual job responsibilities. I feel that it is important to understand alternative views when creating a team. Overall, I believe that if a group of people can effectively complete a task, it is more important to understand the specific characteristics of that team for that particular type of task. It may also be that the particular group on people in question may be absolutely horrible at working together on  a different goal. The goal is always dependent on the group. The number of group members is also a very important factor in determining how effective it will be in completing a task. It may be that adding or subtracting one member may drastically alter the cohesiveness of the group. Too many inputs will always result in reduced productivity. For every group task there is a limit of resources that can be put into completing that project. Once you have reached your resource limit, productivity will taper off and output will become fixed and in some cases stagnate. In any case you must first understand what your necessities are for the task at hand to completely understand how to organize your workforce to create a cohesive group that will not impede productivity due to its size.