A team brings together talented people who pursue the same goals and produce results together. This concept is essential because otherwise, it is a group of people, perhaps sharing common interests, but not dependent on each other to attain their objectives.

As an example, I coach groups of managers who wish to develop similar skills. They often come from different organizations. They don’t produce results together.

I also support management teams. Although each of the participants has their own functional team, together they will form a leadership team if they understand the depth and importance of their interdependence. Indeed, even if, for example, the leader of the risk management function does an exemplary job, the success of the leadership team depends on the success of all team members together. Otherwise, they are just a group of leaders, not a team. And the organization will never achieve excellence if this is the case.

Building a team, therefore, isn’t just about bringing together talented people, no matter how well intended they are. Forming a team means creating a strong feeling of belonging to an entity that can be considered a system, dependent on each of its components to achieve its targets