Setting up and developing a new team

Introduction

Teamworking involves two or more people, each contributing different skills and experience and working together to achieve a common goal. Working in a team means working for the good of the group's ambitions rather than for an individual's goals.

This guide will define what teamwork means in the workplace and explain how best to introduce teamworking into your business and choose and develop a team. It also highlights areas such as training and development and managing changes in your business that you should consider.

Subjects covered in this guide

• Introduction
• What is teamwork?
• Introducing teamworking
• Choosing and developing a team
• Selecting a team leader
• Developing and appraising employees

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