GROUP BEHAVIOR AND PROCESSESHow groups become a high performance team: Emphasize the importance of a clear and high purpose in effective team performance. Clarity of objectives is a specific performance objective, formulated in such a way as concrete language that makes it possible to say unequivocally whether this performance objective has been achieved or not and which makes a difference. This is perhaps the most important element of an effectively functioning team, but it appears to be even more critical for a team. A team member must understand much more than the co-located teams what goal they are working toward, because they may be working in very different areas. , and in some cases indifferent countries. This plays a much bigger role if you know what your ultimate goal will be. And everyone works in the same direction. Continued work on team performance and demonstrates a positive correlation between empowerment and team performance. They define empowerment as having four dimensions, two of which, power and impact, overlap significantly with the concepts of goal clarity and elevation. Team structure is a key factor that differentiates successful teams from unsuccessful ones. Team structure encompasses many aspects such as tools, processes and communication systems. ,facilities and team organization. However, the best structure depends on the goals and composition of the team. Teams tend to be very effective in project development tasks. However, the lack of face-to-face contact can pose a challenge in reaching an agreement. For decision-making teams, having a good team composition can help overcome this problem. Collectivistic teams have higher levels of collaborative conflict management than individualistic teams and are more motivated by outcomes that benefit the entire team. Research has also shown that highly diverse or heterogeneous teams outperform homogenous teams in many performance measures, even though they take longer to reach consensus. Vitality can be beneficial for highly diverse teams because it masks potentially divisive demographic differences. There are four characteristics necessary for an effective team structure, which also apply to virtual teams, but become more difficult. First, team members must have clear roles and responsibilities. Lack of visibility can lead virtual team members to feel less accountable for outcomes, which is why explicit facilitation of teamwork takes on increased importance for virtual teams. Temporal coordination mechanisms, such as scheduling deadlines and coordinating the pace of efforts, are recommended to increase accountability. Second, teams needed effective communication systems..