Teamwork/Teambuilding Program LO20860

Bjoerg Kaspersen (bkasper@ppco.com)
Thu, 11 Mar 1999 10:58:27 +0100

> 1. Think about the differences between a team and a group of people
> waiting for a bus. What makes a team a team and what makes them different
> than this group at the bus stop?

I like your question (including your second "are you just waiting for my
answer" - I was).
However - I don't see the significance of the bus stop. You say that

> a. The people on a team share a common purpose, and
> b. they share a conviction that they will not achieve that purpose without
> working together (or, at least, that they would not achieve it as
> efficiently or as effectively.)

But surely, a bunch of people waiting at a bus stop - whether they are a
group or a team - would have the same common purpose, at least short
term: to get on the bus when it comes.

Maybe it's just me - but could you elaborate?

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