Prolonged and complex medical conditions in societies that have experienced significant change from the traditional are the motivators for collaboration between diverse healthcare professionals. In addition, a need exists to deploy resources efficiently and effectively. Thus, inter-professional teams and practice are now essential for the promotion and maintenance of health within the population and for improving on the delivery of healthcare service. However, it is important to understand that professionals find it difficult to break from the traditional order and to adjust to a redistribution of power and status. Effective healthcare teams need to have finely tuned team processes that encourage improved performance. Thus, it makes sense to try to understand the workings and the problems of inter-professional teams. The previously mentioned perspectives are the motivation for this paper, which presents a discussion about aspects of inter-professional teams.