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    Team CommunicationSummaryHaving a team is more difficult than working alone. Each member has their own way of understanding when people communicate and how they communicate with others. Looking at different types of teams, whether it's football or a business atmosphere, they all have the same kind of habits that make them successful. Little things like leadership, trust, and how you communicate are key components to the success of many teams. Team Communication: Keys to a Successful Team In Influence of Covey Habit Training on Teams he states: “Learn and apply approaches that improve individual and interpersonal relationships. Approaches that enhance individual and interpersonal skills should facilitate the processes that lead to project completion: team communication, information sharing, problem solving, and coordination of activities. This seems to be the consensus of researchers who have studied ways to improve the effectiveness of project teams. (Folse, p. 1)Communication within a group in today's society is a skill that can improve the habits of a high-performing team. When individuals decide to work as a team, it is no longer a single person, but several individuals acting as one. Team members must fully understand the common goal of the group and must also understand their individual role as a team. Once each member realizes that the work they do individually always affects the group, this is the first habit learned for a successful team. An additional habit for a high-performing team is to gain the trust of each team member which will ensure communication and growth within the team. Additionally, focusing on how you communicate plays an important role in team growth. The first step It is important to... middle of paper ...... you are part of the team. Those three little things that coach did for every member of the New Orleans Saints team have been increased by the thousands. The citizens of not only New Orleans, but the entire United States of America supported the good old Saints. Reference - Influence of Covey Habit Training on Teams, Debra Landry Folse, Herbert E. Longenecker, Roy J. Daigle, University of South Alabama, paragraph 1http://www.apollolibrary.com/LTT/download/TeamWorkingTogether.pdfeamRelations. pdf p. 78- Defannasz-dowd-Schneider, Interpersonal skills in the organization, 2001, p.310- Team Dynamics, Colleen Leonard. Dance teacher. New York: February 2008 Vol.30 - Rob “waldo” Waldman. Building trust through effective communication. Air conditioning, heating and refrigeration news. Troy: October 8, 2007- http://www.apollolibrary.com/LTT/download/TeamWorkingTogether.pdf p.174