Groups are defined as two or more people who work regularly with each other to achieve common goals (Schermerhorn, Hunt, & Osborn, 2005, Chapter 9). For a group to become a successful team, the team must be able to use its collective skills and behaviors to become an effective model working toward a common goal. Having a common goal will make each team member accountable for the success and failure of the team. Since each team member is accountable to the team, each member's behavior will have an effect on the team. Cultural diversity and demographic characteristics affect an individual's behavior. Behavior caused by diversity and demographics will be a determining factor in whether or not a group can be a successful team. Types of Teams The first step in creating a high-performing team is to determine what type of team is appropriate for a given situation. . There are three main types of work teams: teams that recommend things, teams that create or do things, and teams that manage things (Schermerhorn et al., 2005, chapter 10). Recommendation teams are typically quick teams that analyze a created problem. by another type of team, look at this problem from a different perspective and make a recommendation to solve the problem created by the other types of teams. Since this type of team is normally temporary, the group must be able to quickly overcome its individual differences to make a good recommendation to other types of groups (Schermerhorn et al., 2005, chapter 10). Production teams are teams that run things and are long-term groups charged with a constant goal. Members of this team must have a long-term relationship, a solid operational foundation, and external support to maintain a high level of performance over a long period of time (Schermerhorn et al., 2005, chapter 10). This type of team is affected by a daily requirement for high output and efficiency. Leadership teams are teams that run things and have responsibility for leading and coordinating other types of groups. This type of team will take ideas from recommendation teams or suggestions from production teams and decide whether these will have a positive effect on an organization..