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"Most tasks in organisations are well beyond the capabilities of individuals alone. They can only be accomplished by people working together in teams. Especially in this age of intellectual capital and knowledge work, true managerial success will be earned in substantial part through success at mobilising, leading and supporting high-performance teams. There is no doubt that teams are indispensable to the new workplace. The question for managers and team leaders thus becomes: How do we make sure that teams and teamwork are used to everyone's best advantage?" Source: Schermerhorn, J.R., Davidson, P., Poole, D., Simon, A., Woods, P. & Chau,S.L. (2011).Management, 4th Asia-Pacific Edition, John Wiley & Sons: Australia (p425) Applying a work or university example, describe the type of team and teamwork with which you were involved. Did this team progress through the five stages of team development? Were the size, characteristics, norms and roles clearly defined? Was the team cohesive throughout the project time? Finally, what was your overall experience of working within a team?