What you need to know about working in a team

Three African American business people having a meeting. [File, Standard]

Myth: The bigger the better; most people believe that bigger teams yield better results as compared to smaller ones.

Truth: Well, Prof J. Richard Hackman, a lecturer as Harvard University believes that immoderate sized teams are a great impediment to effective collaboration. An excessive team would translate to extra costs and more effort put into keeping things coordinated. Most team members will, at some point, feel redundant and less engaged. A team of about four individuals enables each of the members to establish a good working relationship with others as they get work done.