What We Know about Virtual Teams, Part 2
In last week’s post we starting looking at what science knows about virtual teams. To recap: Virtual and regular “collocated” teams are more alike than different, working with the same dynamics....
View ArticleThe Hockey of Business
Paul Maurice, coach of the Carolina Hurricanes professional hockey team, spoke on “Building a Winning Team” at an Association for Corporate Growth meeting recently. The title is somewhat ironic, given...
View ArticleTackle Goals One at a Time
When your team is juggling multiple goals, how do you tackle them? Do you:Try to do all of them at once?Split them among subteams or individuals?Take them one at a time?Or, focus on the biggie and hope...
View ArticleDo Team Factions Hurt Performance? It Depends
Depending on your corporate environment, having factions in your team based on work skills and background may make team members more productive—or less so. Science again brings us a warning that issues...
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