This fate awaits any team that is bound and determined to apply every team tool and toy ever invented. Fresh from the latest team...

They Require You to Make Decisions by Consensus Some key questions to ask yourself and your team. Basic, really important ones: Is...

The word ‘consensus’ probably has about as many working definitions as the word ‘participation’. And about as many problems associated...

They Force You to Brainstorm Some key questions to ask yourself and your team. Basic, really important ones: Are we ‘stuck’? Would a good...

Okay, without judging any of your ideas and building on those you have already made, jot down all the reasons why the thought of another...

They Generate Tons of Extra Work for the Team Leader Some key questions to ask yourself and your team. Basic, really important ones: What...

This is a classic problem faced by teams with little experience in operating effectively or by teams formed simply because the...

They’re Just a Different Forum for the Boss to Tell You What to do and Why Some key questions to ask yourself and your team. Basic,...

Surprisingly, this isn’t necessarily bad. If your boss is honest about the fact that a team is needed to do something and then outlines...

They Make Everyone More Stupid Some key questions to ask yourself and your team. Basic, really important ones: Do we know what we’re...

They Make Everyone More Stupid Amazing isn’t it? You put eight bright people into a room together and their collective intelligence sinks...

They Think They’re Solving World Hunger When They’re Really Just Making A Suggestion For Dinner Some key questions to ask yourself and...