S/HR/57. 'Despite broadly held views on the benefits of teamwork, designing effective teams and ensuring their consistent long-term performance frequently remain elusive goals' Discuss the means by which organisations can meet these challenges.

An effective team will share a common sense of purpose and will work together to form bonds and shared perceptions in a way that they support each other towards the teams goals. They have mutual responsibility and common commitment. This essay will go on to explain the benefits of teams and how they are designed in an effective manner. The essay will outline the factors, which can affect the successfulness of a team, and signs a team can experience when they are not working at the highest level. Teams need to maintain their effectiveness and performance levels in order to be productive and efficient and these will be further outlined in the essay.