There are several assumptions made by Geoff Cook in his
post on the above subject. IMHO these assumptions need
verification and / or strategy to make them known or open:
1.0 The muti-functional team members have common Shared Vision.
2.0 The team members have generally good relationship with each
other, have "constancy of methodology in approach, language"
etc.
3.0 The compartmentalized departmental barriers are broken,
or not a real problem.
4.0 The team believes in collective leadership.
True or False? or Partial? Whichever case, different
meeting design / approach are required.
"I am currently putting a project together to ensure that members of newly
formed multifunctional project teams create a cohesive group and reach
levels of productivity quickly and efficiently. I foresee a one day
kick-off meeting to make group members aware of the specific challenges
which they will face and help them develop learning strategies to adapt to
the new type of work. The meeting would address common areas, with
specific modules to address e.g. cultural diversity etc., where
appropriate, depending on the needs of the specific group. "
Regards
Andrew Wong
Organisation Observer and Thinker
Homepage http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5621
--andreww@petronas.com.my (Andrew Wong Hee Sing)
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