What is team development?

One could say that team development is like coaching but for a group.

To be effective people need to work together toward a common goal in a coordinated and cooperative way. Therefore one could also say that team development is a systematic process designed to improve working relationships and team functioning such as problem solving, decision making and conflict resolution that enables the group to overcome any goal blocking barrier. For many this result orientated mission is the real purpose for team development. A team development goal therefore could be simply to identify and develop effective communications.