Combine the talents, strengths and personalities of several people and extraordinary results can be achieved.

Among the benefits to be gained from effective team work are:

• co-operation and load sharing

• good work practice structures and systems

• maximise individuals’ strengths and minimise weaknesses

• personal and skill development of team members

• nurturing rather than exhausting creativity and ideas

• producing outstanding solutions

• a knowledge of and respect for each other’s abilities.

I enjoy the challenges of working in a team. It has helped me to further strengthen existing skills and to develop new ones.

At the very least effective teamwork encourages people to share their toys and play nicely together.