Has this ever happened to you? Here’s the scenario. It is 4:00 PM. You have an important meeting at 5:00 PM that includes your direct boss and his boss too. The focus of the meeting is on the timely delivery of work from a project you’ve been leading but one that has not progressed quickly …
Teamwork
Who’s Supposed to Save a Team with So-So Skills?
The Situation: You work in IT at a large medical center. Your last job was at a technology consulting firm where you worked on helping medical centers install and maximize the use of proprietary software. You did such a great job for the last client they hired you on a full time basis. Now you …
What Makes Working With Others Work Best?
Here’s the background. You are an experienced project manager and team leader for a large technology company. You are asked to lead new teams rather frequently to complete various IT projects. Your latest team of 4 is tasked with reviewing the effectiveness of a technology solution your unit developed for accounting back in December of …
Want to improve your team? Learn to build on the ideas of others!
People working together in groups are encouraged to build on the efforts and ideas of others as they engage in collaborative activity and discussions because it can help them to “tap” the “creative” potential in the group and generate more – and often better – ideas and alternatives. Because this technique encourages people to add …