Health care came into the spotlight on March 23, 2010 with the Affordable Care Act, which became a law that provides insurance to all Americans, to reduce the high cost of health care and continue to maintain the current standard of care. How will healthcare management organizations accomplish this daunting task? One way for any organization to respond to a new requirement is to review its mission, vision, goals and objectives and readjust or realign them as necessary. As changes occur in the organization, they are clearly assigned to the staff responsible for implementing them, and as staff begin to focus on these new, shared goals, teams will form and grow to achieve the new objectives. Appointed to lead a local division of a healthcare management organization, my plan will be to use my leadership skills and build a strong, motivated and productive team.Group or teamWhen a colleague wishes to bring together several employees to meet periodically, they are actually asking for a group meeting. Merriam Webster (nd) defines a group as a number of individuals assembled or in a unifying relationship and a team as a number of people associated together in some work or activity. Groups form around interests or social norms, for example religious groups, book clubs, or types of music that create a trend or style. Members of a group may work in close proximity to each other, but each performs their own task to achieve a goal. On the other hand, team members share the same goals and depend on each other to achieve those goals. Teams are organized to work together but can be formed from a group. Prebble and Frederick (2007) suggest through their 10 key elements that groups are actually individuals, who ...... middle of paper ...... perform and group and are not afraid to show to the organization what they can do. . However, some negative aspects can develop in a team and need to be corrected or steps taken to resolve them as quickly as possible. Conflicts between members may arise, individuals may feel that their talents are not used or that their work is not recognized or the worst of all groupthink. Groupthink is when the team agrees on a problem without really analyzing it. For me, the positives outweigh the negatives. In conclusion, as a new leader and manager of the healthcare organization, I would work to build the best performing team to achieve the organization's goals. Motivation, communication, trust, empowerment and recognition will be the cornerstone of my team building plan. I will lead by example, train and mentor and, in the end, succeed with a team by my side..