Teamwork in the company has great importance for more than one reason. Companies, who have embraced the concept, have reported increased performance in work production, problem solving and has stimulated new growth. This group project approach has improved employee morale and increased input when managed correctly. The benefits of teamwork can make a positive effect in the company that incorporates this type of teamwork approach. Resources must be available within the company or outsourced by businesses who will come in and train company employees to make the most effective effort.

One format of teamwork utilized by the company is the Self-Directed Team. Within this group a leader is assigned by management or elected by the group. The team leader must be effective early on if the group project is to be completed on schedule. He/she must be intuitive as to each team member’s strength and weaknesses of knowledge and skills when assigning work needed to begin and progress to complete projects. Group projects can be short term or long term. An example of a short term project would be devising a new marketing presentation for the debut of a new product being added to the list of products made by the company. A long term project would be continuous testing of products sold by the company to develop cost saving improvements.

As each new project is started, a new team leader may be assigned. The reason for this is with each new project the area of expertise needed may change. These teamwork groups are helpful to the manager. By delegating the responsibility of a project to the designated group, it lessen his/her workload with confidence the group project will be done correctly and on time with only minute participation needed from him/her. The high performance of these teams make the use of group teamwork an important part of the company’s work ethics.

Attributes an employee needs to have to be a productive member on a team are the ability to be a team player and possess the knowledge and skills necessary to complete their assigned portion of the work task. After completion of their portion, the employee should be willing to assist other team members with completion of all work tasks until the project is completed. Without these major attributes the team will flounder and be less productive. This is the main reason teamwork is so very important to the success of the company, because a company is only as qualified and deserving as the employees it hires and trains.