Archive | September, 2010

Could teamwork get us out of the recession?

7 September 2010

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The debate about effective teamwork takes on a new angle this Labor day weekend: Harold Meyerson’s powerful article in the Washington Post about American workers facing higher chances of being laid off, increasing healthcare cost premiums and preclusion from union membership than their European counterparts has already sparked a firestorm (see the online commentary). This [...]

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What stifles teamwork: stifled conflict!

4 September 2010

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Some conflict is inevitable when two or more people work together: misunderstandings can emerge from different personalities or styles; different opinions; ego or turf battles; and miscommunication. Some people can be moody, bitchy or outright mean: we have our good and our bad days! Few teams bother with establishing internal rules for how conflict can [...]

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