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Global Mind Leaders - "The New Science on Team Chemistry"
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Title
" The New Science on Team Chemistry "
Description
If You Understand How the Brain Works,
You Can Reach Anyone
by Suzzane M. Johnson Vickberg and Kim Christfort
( Harvard Business Review ).
Idea In Brief
The Problem
When teams fall short of their potential, it’s often because leaders don’t know how to manage the differences in how people approach their work.
When teams fall short of their potential, it’s often because leaders don’t know how to manage the differences in how people approach their work.
The Risk
The four work styles described here—Pioneers, Guardians, Drivers, and Integrators—all have something important to offer. But they can cause conflict among team members.
The four work styles described here—Pioneers, Guardians, Drivers, and Integrators—all have something important to offer. But they can cause conflict among team members.
The Solution
To foster productive friction, leaders should pull opposite types closer, seek input from people with nondominant styles, and pay attention to sensitive introverts, who risk being drowned out but have essential contributions to make.
To foster productive friction, leaders should pull opposite types closer, seek input from people with nondominant styles, and pay attention to sensitive introverts, who risk being drowned out but have essential contributions to make.
