ABSTRACT
The momentum for progress towards better teamwork soon began to generate a problem based on its own success. It happened once the word ‘teamwork’ became accepted in the wider domain of business and public service. The very word embodied and ultimately served to promote the virtues of consultation and cooperation. Such an achievement could be considered a triumph, for its arrival signified a major change in the culture of organizations. Yet in so many triumphs, the seeds of disasters are often embedded within them – and so it was. As soon as it reached a peak, the word teamwork became an invitation to all and sundry to shelter under its mantle. To proclaim a belief in teamwork became a safe way for those in middle management and in personnel functions to gain general approval.
