Team and teamwork in the function of effective management

An unavoidable part of organizational life and management is teamwork. The goal of forming and using teams is to realize certain jobs and work tasks, to achieve or contribute to the achievement of certain results and thus the effective achievement of defined organizational goals. Only an effective team can contribute to the effectiveness of management. For these reasons, the subject of the paper is to consider the characteristics of the team and teamwork, the advantages and disadvantages of the use of teams and the effectiveness issue of the team itself. The aim of the paper is to point out the possibilities that the use of the team can provide, and also the obstacles it can bring, in order to recognize the ways of achieving and improving the effectiveness of the team.