The Impacts of Demographic Characteristics and Cultural Diversity

There are a number of elements that are necessary for the creation of any team. These elements include: two or more individuals, a common team goal, and the necessary resources of time, materials, space, and perhaps money needed to accomplish and then sustain the goal. High performance teams learn and demonstrate behaviors that are not exhibited by most teams. In most organizations teams are formed to either make decisions or implement decisions. High performance teams …

…in this process. The make up of this team relies heavily on the team member's ages, gender, position, number of years in position, and cultural diversity. Managers have to find the perfect combination of all these factors then teach and implement team building behavior amongst the members. Training and guidance is also vital to achieve the desired effect of a highly productive, problem solving team that sets them apart from the rest of the organization.