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By [**Getfeedback**](https://www.gfbgroup.com/blog/author/getfeedback) on Mar 07, 2024 ![it-takes-a-village](https://www.gfbgroup.com/hubfs/Act3%20child/images/11062b_c88c9d5d0c0d47d981e9b7a0096fe00f~mv2.webp) As I was driving back from Sunday morning football at the weekend, I passed a charity shop called ‘It takes a village’ – raising funds I presume for the group of villages we travelled through. It’s a phrase I’ve heard often over the past 15 years and my ‘village’ has been essential; the family, friends, teachers, coaches, and sometimes random strangers, who help me to raise my children. Each member of my village plays a different role, supporting the learning and development of my children, and just like in any team, both the differences and the similarities between the members is where its power comes from. ![11062b\_c88c9d5d0c0d47d981e9b7a0096fe00f~mv2](https://www.gfbgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Act3%20child/images/11062b_c88c9d5d0c0d47d981e9b7a0096fe00f~mv2.webp?width=691&height=459&name=11062b_c88c9d5d0c0d47d981e9b7a0096fe00f~mv2.webp) In many of the competency frameworks I get to work with there’ll be something about building highly effective teams. There’s plenty of evidence of their positive impact for both the organisation in terms of productivity and profitability, and the individual in terms of their engagement and wellbeing. But, building and maintaining a highly effective team isn’t always easy and just like my village, it needs to evolve over time as it responds to changing demands or when a member doesn’t play quite the right role. 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