Difference Between Group And Team

Difference Between Group And Team

Major dissimilarities or difference between group and team can be highlighted as follows:

1. Introduction

Group: Collection of two or more than two people having similar qualities and interests.

Team: Collection of people working jointly to obtain a common goal.

2. Role Of Leader

Group: Leader is a controller of group, so he is strong and clearly focused

Team: Leader is a facilitator of team and shares goals

3. Accountability

Group: Each member is accountable for his/her work individually

Team: Mutual accountability

4. Goal Sharing

Group: May be or may not be 

Team: Yes always

5. Duties Assigned

Group: Fixed duties and tasks are not assigned

Team: Fixed duties and tasks are clearly assigned to members individually

6. Familiar

Group: Members may not be familiar with each other

Team: Members are familiar with each other

7. Specialization

Group: It is less specialized than team

Team: It is more specialized than group

8. Formation Process

Group: It is simple and easy to form group than team because it has less formal structure

Team: It is structured more formally than group, so it is difficult to form a team

9. Dependency Of Member

Group: They are independent

Team: They are interdependent to each other

10. Level of Trust Between Members

Group: Less 

Team: High 

11. Example

Group: Group of people waiting a train at a railway station

Team: A team of basketball

Group Vs Team (Comparison Chart)

Basis	Group	Team
Introduction	Association of people with similar interests	Association of people with common goal
Leader's Role	As a controller	As a facilitator
Accountability	Individually	Mutually
Goal Sharing	My be or not	Always
Fixed Duties	Not assigned	Assigned
Familiar	Members may or may not be familiar with each other	Familiar with each other
Specialization	Less	High
Formation	Easy to form	Difficult
Members Dependency	Independent	Interdependent
Trust Level	Less	High
Example	Group of people waiting a train	Cricket team

I hope this post is helpful to understand the difference between group and team and to make comparison between them.