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Transformation can go sideways when teams align on the goal, but not the outcome, and they lack a clear, accountable decision ...

As the economy reverts back from the 2021 hiring boom, companies are increasingly removing middle managers in favor of one leader for very large teams. For example, as opposed to marketing being led ...

For agencies to be the best possible partners to their clients, there needs to be sustained, open communication at all levels—not only between agency and client but also among key functional areas ...

Solving complex problems requires complex solutions. For the team at DFIN, keeping goals and processes aligned among cross-functional teams is key to delivering risk and compliance solutions to ...

As a coach or consultant, you're probably well aware of the transformative shift happening in the business landscape: the ascendancy of cross-functional teaming. In response to the increasingly ...

The saying ‘no good deed goes unpunished’ often applies to cross-functional work within organizations. There is not enough cross-functional collaboration between security and related IT disciplines, ...

Organizations are designed to maximize the success of individual teams. Norms, routines, and goals are established within individual teams and create boundaries between different teams. Our research ...