What is team productivity and what does it look like in a team?

In the literature, team productivity is defined as following:

”the total output in a given period of time – both the amount and quality of work a team completes, as a result of multiplying the individual efforts”

GROUP VS TEAM

A group is just a gathering of people.

A team is a very particular kind of group with independent individuals.

A productive team outperforms individuals because it possesses factors that enhance interdependence and create synergetic benefits.

What does a productive team look like?

• members take initiative
• share creative ideas
• ask questions
• interact often
• share information
• learn from each other
• openly discuss errors
• learn from mistakes
• have a positive affective state
• are highly engaged
• display behaviours that go beyond their tasks
• are self-confident