Groups and Teams

Explain the difference between a group and a team in an organizational setting. What are the core differences and what are the similarities? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Provide some examples. Then, reflect on a current or previous job where you worked on a team or in a group and respond to the following prompts: Define the type of team or group. Explain the history of the team. How and why was the team created? Explain your role in the team or group. Illustrate the team environment. Describe how individual behaviors impacted the team’s effectiveness. Explain how did the team’s overarching behavior influenced the organization.