All organisations today have adopted the concept and practice of working in teams. That's the way you work, otherwise you're doing something wrong. At the same time not enough organisations create the conditions necessary to optimise for teams to become productive. Instead they unknowingly foster conditions that creates obstacles for teams. We elaborate on the most common fallacies and pitfall we've seen. We also share some tools that can be used to mitigate and shift towards more appropriate conditions.

Our summary in pdf form

Additional useful resources that you can learn more from:

Richard Hackman - What makes a great team

Bruce Tuckman's stages of group development

Susan Wheelan - Creating effective teams

Barry Schwartz - The Paradox of Choice & Why We Work