The leader can specify the mission when the team is firt formed or at any other time. Developing a mission for a long-standing team breathes new life into it is activities. Being committed to a mission improves teamwork, as does the process of formulating a mission. The dialodue necessary for developing a clearly articulated mission establishes a climate in which team members can express feeling ideas, and opinions.Participative leadership is required in developing a mission,as in most other ways of enhancing teamwork.