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No complex organisation can function well without effective teamwork. Successful teams are those who achieve more than the sum of individual team members' efforts, where 1 + 1 + 1 = 4.

As social animals, we also benefit from the camaraderie that flows from team membership. However, despite teamwork's popularity, truly effective teamwork can be elusive.

Common characteristics of effective teams include:

The Keil Centre's Chartered Psychologists have more than 10 years' experience of applying their insight into organisational structure and culture, team dynamics and individual behaviour to: