Monthly Archives: May 2016
The ‘I’ In ‘Team’ (Kenan-Flagler Business School)
Imagine you have a critical but complex business problem. You put together a cross-functional team — Harry from finance, Jane from marketing, Sydney from R&D, Patrick from HR and Catherine from sales – to address it.
You give the group three months to develop recommendations and report back to you. They have a common goal, but the team could be derailed – or be less effective – if members fail to put team priorities ahead of their personal goals.