A team is a group of people who interact and coordinate their work together to achieve shared goals. Katzenbach and Smith assert that a team should have a small size and must contain four elements:
• Common commitment and purpose – team members do not perform as individuals but as a powerful unit of collective performance with a purpose they can believe in.
• Performance goals – a common purpose is translated into specific and measurable performance goals which help define work products, facilitates clear communications and maintains focus.
• Complementary skills – a team should develop the right mix of skills or the complementary skills necessary to do the team’s job.
• Mutual accountability – a team must hold itself accountable as a team.