What you’ll learn to do: differentiate between groups and teams, and describe the characteristics of different types of teams

Not every group of people is a team! Teams within organizations have unique characteristics and are often created for specific purposes. In this section you’ll learn about the difference between groups and teams and some types of teams that companies commonly use.

The specific things you’ll learn in this section include:

• Differentiate between a group and a team
• Differentiate between manager-led teams, self-managed teams, functional teams, cross-functional teams, virtual teams, and project teams