2 Groups, Teams, Leadership, Facilitation, and Training What's the Difference? The self-assessments you completed in Chapter 1 gave you an overview of the skills needed to effectively facilitate groups and teams. As you begin learning and practicing these skills, it is important to clarify the meaning of several terms: groups and teams, leadership and facilitation, training and adult learning. Often you'll hear the words "group" and "team." used interchangeably, but they are quite different. And you need to know which you are facilitating, because you'll need to adapt your style to fit the situation.