One of a nurse manager's most challenging accomplishments lies in developing staff into a strong cohesive team. In a hospital the “cause” is a high standard of patient care. To “win,” the team must provide a means for the personal aims and ambitions of people to be directed toward this end: i.e., to give each person a stake in success.In our 8-bed Coronary Care Unit (CCU) the development of a cohesive team also has had a direct effect on reducing our turnover rate. Over the past two years, all terminations and transfers were unavoidable (promotions, husbands being transferred, and nurses who joined supplemental staffing pools within the hospital to return to school) and no one has left because she or he was dissatisfied with the unit. To promote cohesiveness and close interpersonal actions among team members, a nurse manager could follow these steps.