Unit 5

A team is more than individuals working in parallel worlds. Teams derive synergy—defined as the whole being more than a sum of the parts—from interactions among team members that strengthen team accomplishments as a whole.

Teams have an intrinsic need for the dynamic exchange of ideas and the voicing of diverse viewpoints to build good situation awareness and develop the best courses of action. In the best teams, all team members bring something different to the equation, and the team as a whole relies on the very different contributions that each team member makes.

As long as these diverse points of view focus predominately on achieving team results, instead of individual needs and desires, they build team synergy and result in the best solutions. A workforce with a variety of backgrounds represents an opportunity to build teamwork and synergy.

Instructions: 

1. Review the presentation and pages from the student manual.

2. Review all of the videos, read the drop downs and complete all of the knowledge reviews before moving on to the next unit.