Effective teamwork begins with the collaboration of a variety of people from different cultures. Each member must be courteous to their teammates and respect each other's opinions. All participants must be willing to share their ideas, but remain open-minded, listening to others express their ideas and opinions even if they may be different from ours. An open-minded teammate can effectively critique, critique, or expand through discussion of presented ideas or viewpoints. The potential of a team depends on the skill, knowledge and ability of the people who are part of it, but also on their ability and motivation to make the best use of their resources to achieve the team's purpose (Stevens & Campion, 1994) . For the team to achieve a productive outcome, there must be teammates who will raise questions about the direction of the team. They must be willing to challenge and disagree with others, including the team leader, in a constructive way while avoiding major conflict. An important factor in building a team is selecting a team leader because the leader will help the team succeed. A team leader must be someone who is open-minded, reliable and mature enough to handle any situation that may arise in a group. A team leader is a motivator and is very important for the whole team. An effective leader will use team sense to identify his or her position in various teams and seek sources of power to influence each team (Yukl 1989). There are two distinct phases in the team sense. The first phase involves the creation of the group and the second phase involves the transformation of this group into an effective and productive team (Holmes, 1997). In the first phase a team must clearly indicate...... middle of paper ...... the problems that will arise and there will be difficulties whether they do not agree on the style in which the task will be carried out or simply dislike the person in your work group. These difficulties only bring the team closer together and make them stronger as a group and as individuals. BibliographyArnold, V. (1996, February). “Making teams work.” Thomas K Capozzoli. Supervision. Burlington: November 1999. vol. 60, number 11Todd J Holmes. Controller of the Air Force. Washington: April 1, 1997. vol. 31, issue 2Rayeski, E., & Bryant, J.D. (1994). Team Resolution Process: A guideline for teams to manage conflict, performance, and discipline. Stevens, M. J. & Campton, M. A. The knowledge, skill and ability requirements for teamwork: Implications for human resource management. Journal of Management, 1995Yukl, G. A. (1989). Leadership in organizations. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey