THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Teamwork

“The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.” – Seneca

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Managing Confrontation in Multicultural Teams

Everyone knows that a little confrontation from time to time is constructive, right? And the classic business literature confirms it. Patrick Lencioni's Five Dysfunctions of a Team, for example, discusses at length how to achieve the right amount of confrontation for ultimate team effectiveness — and concludes that fear of conflict is one of the five major barriers to success. It was a bestseller in the U.S.

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