‘Giving’, ‘Taking’ and ‘Lurking’: How can we better manage teams?

Every day, nurses work as team members in wide-ranging settings to achieve diverse outcomes. Some teams are intradisciplinary (e.g., nursing only), others are multidisciplinary (i.e., various professions). Collaboration involves demonstrating mutual respect and trust, acknowledging the diverse but interconnected work of each of the professional groups, and focusing on shared goals (Sangaleti et al. 2017). For teams to function cohesively, clear leadership and team member responsibilities are needed, together with well-defined disciplinary roles and other factors such as effective communication and feedback mechanisms (Wang et al. 2024).