"Icarus" team that starts out well but has a downward spiral versus. Illustration by Kim Smith A new paper that, with the help of Greek/Roman metaphors, describes different ways teams change over time. Such as an "Icarus" team that starts out well but has a downward spiral versus a "Jupiter" teams which performs well across time. We examine the concept of team performance and propose a framework to understand patterns of change over time. Following a literature review on team