"Game over, man! Game over!" (A)

1) Team leaders will always help or guide the team in most need. And usually the team in most need is the new team.

Sometimes extra guidance or assistance will be needed because new teams don't exactly mesh and perform right away. After one team has been established, the new team usually has an unspoken expectation to perform similar to the established team. That doesn't happen because teams need time to meld and find their chemistry.

Team leaders will be needed to help guide a new team. While that "help" comes in different forms, sometimes it means removing oneself from the main team and going to work for the new team. This affects both teams in great amounts.

Team 1 loses a valuable player who has a role and everyone trusts that person will complete that role. Team 2 gains experience and knowledge. Team 1 will have to find someone new and fill the void, and reform the team. Team 2 will have the new leader form his/her expectation of a team with new members that are completely different. A smart team leader will realize the different personalities and learn to pull the power each member has, rather than trying to form an identical copy of Team 1.

Information sharing between the teams is also help. Sometimes a Team 2 doesn't have preconceived notions that Team 1 has, and can solve particular problems quicker. Transfer that knowledge to Team 1 and improve performance.

Teams helping teams benefits performance because the efforts of each team are not wasted trying to solve the same problem or gain knowledge already obtained. Think about how we learn to read. Someone who knows how taught someone who didn't. Sure, the teacher read rudimentary literature, but the beginner was able to understand so much faster than going it alone.