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Teamwork

Communicating, coordinating roles, and combining strengths so a team delivers what no member could alone.

Teamwork is a compound skill that spans coordination, mutual support, situation monitoring, and communication when multiple people work together. It's not just about being in the same space. It includes tracking each other's work status, offering and receiving help when needed, and resolving conflict constructively. It starts with recognizing your own role within the team and connecting it to others' roles, then progresses to managing team dynamics in complex situations, and ultimately to transforming how teams work altogether.

💼Business & Management
7 Levels
Published: Apr 1, 2026 · Updated: Jul 26, 2026 · v3

References

O*NET (U.S. Department of Labor)Proficiency Scale

Provides quantitative anchors for level boundary design using the 3-tier Coordination skill proficiency scale across 894 occupations (Lv.28 schedule coordination → Lv.57 joint work → Lv.85 multi-party project direction)

Cross-Functional Skills — Coordination (O*NET 2.B.1.b)
AHRQ & U.S. Department of DefenseCompetency Framework

Provides structural grounding for expanding teamwork competency domains at each level through four core competencies (Leadership, Situation Monitoring, Mutual Support, Communication) and their KSA behavioral indicators

TeamSTEPPS: Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety
Salas, E., Sims, D. E., & Burke, C. S. (Small Group Research, 2005)academic_research

Provides academic grounding for classifying checklist items into behavioral dimensions using the Big Five model (Team Leadership, Mutual Performance Monitoring, Backup Behavior, Adaptability, Team Orientation) + 3 coordinating mechanisms derived from 121 studies

Is There a "Big Five" in Teamwork?
Hebles, M., Yániz-Álvarez-de-Eulate, C., & Alonso-Dos-Santos, M. (JOTSE, 2022)academic_research

Provides empirical grounding for designing observable behavioral indicators in each level checklist using an individual-level measurement scale of 9 teamwork competency dimensions validated with 802 participants

Teamwork Competency Scale (TCS) from the Individual Perspective
Belbin Associatesframework

Provides domain-specific authority for reflecting role awareness and contribution diversity in level checklists through 9 team roles (Thinking/Social/Action clusters) based on 9 years of observational research

The Nine Belbin Team Roles

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