To work together successfully, team members must demonstrate a sense of cohesion. Cohesion emerges as team members exhibit the following skills:
Openness
Trust and self-disclosure
Support
Respect
Besides knowing how to develop a healthy group climate, team members also need to know how to function so that they are productive and accomplish their tasks effectively. An effective process will emerge as team members exhibit these skills:
Individual responsibility and accountability
Constructive Feedback
Problem solving
Management and organization
Knowledge of roles
For a team to function effectively, team members must attend to both the climate and the process.