am's performance and solidarity. To help keep these two things to a maximum, Denton (1992) suggests that leaders should be able to supply information and clarify issues, encourage participation and protect individuals from being singled out, and they should be able to keep the team on track. Klein (1995) also found that high cohesiveness resulted when leaders were supportive of positive group dynamics and treated the group as a team. Another quality of a good leader is to be approachable with suggestions and complaints. This can greatly help to facilitate interdependence and communication among team members. As Denton (1992:89) points out, "interpersonal communication is the key to teamwork."Another factor that should be looked at is the extent to which a team gels. The more a team gels the better. The best way to get a team to gel is to encourage team bonding. As Denton (1992:87) states, "to unify a team, members mustwork out relationships with other team members." However, he then points out that there no magical formula to make this happen, stating that "sometimes it takes something special for a team to bond," (Denton, 1992:87). Although there is a lack of method to achieve this, Magee suggests a few things that can foster team bonding. She suggests to, "urge team members to spend time together to get to know and share with one another; create a team identity; to share in and take ownership of team successes and failures; and to resolve their internal and external conflicts," (Magee, 1997:28). Although simplicity is not the go when considering how the team should bond, (for example, going to a football match or attending a confidence course), it still acts as an important factor that should be attempted to create cohesion and trust.Another factor to consider is one of the reasons why most people go to work, and that is to receive compensation. The balance between offering compensation for individual work and teamwork is difficult to...
