Effective and efficient communication is the common thread for successful teamwork. The key areas that will be addressed by this author are: doing an assessment for the team to find out what is needed to perform the task; team development, leadership and team globalization are key elements for successful teamwork. The author will also discuss a number of guidelines that would help consultants achieve successful teamwork. Team Evaluation To emerge successful teams, the first step is for managers to perform an evaluation. The evaluation will consist of managers' response to the following questions raised in Dyer, Dyer and Dyer, 2007 p. 17-22: How important is effective teamwork to accomplish this particular task, what type of team is needed, the cultural and structural context of the organization and system supports teamwork, what degree of interdependence is required to complete team tasks, modular interdependence, sequential interdependence and mutual interdependence. The way the manager responds to the evaluation questions would be to recognize that teamwork plays a vital role in carrying out tasks; team members will receive support from each other. The team examines the perspectives of others, coming to terms with feelings, fostering interdependence, self-initiation and direction. Multidisciplinary work occurs within organizations where teams cut across organizational divisions. The unique and different aspects and skills that each brings to the team help improve the team. The team has a broader knowledge base by improving work processes. Depending on the type of team needed, the results of information gathering will be faster, a… middle of the document… D., & Gillis, L. (2005). Transitive memory system, transfer of learning. Organizational Science, 16:581-598. Lipnack, J. Jeffrey, S. (2000) Virtual Teams: Reaching across space, time and organization with technology (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley.Mach, M., Dolan. S., & Tzafrir. S. (2010). The differential effect of team member trust on team performance: The mediating role of team cohesion. Journal ofOrganizational Psychology, 83, 771-794. O'Leary, M., Mortensen, M. Woolley, A. (2011). Multiple team membership: A theoretical model of its effects on productivity and learning for individuals and teams. Academy of Management Review, Vol. 36. 3.461-478Van der Vegt, G.S., Bunderson, S., & Kuipers, B. (2010). Why turnover matters in self-managed work groups: Learning social integration and task flexibility. Management Journal, 36:1168-1191