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Increase Team Autonomy With Delegation Poker

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Increase Team Autonomy With Delegation Poker

The modern-day workplace requires teams to have extensive autonomy to remain nimble and agile in light of complex challenges and rapid changes. Organizational scientists have long recognized the need for high autonomy (Donmez & Gudela, 2013; Tripp & Armstrong, 2018). While this sounds great in theory, it isn't

How Social Cohesion Shapes Teamwork

How Social Cohesion Shapes Teamwork

Do you remember the best team you’ve been part of? Can you name the factors that made this team so successful? Chances are, your list will include things like “There was a sense of pride in what we did,” “We really felt like a team,” and “We had each

Why Good Goals Create Great Teams

Why Good Goals Create Great Teams

This post briefly overviews research on (team) goal commitment. We then offer three concrete actions you can take with your teams to improve goal commitment.

"Who is part of this team?", and why teams need to be in control

"Who is part of this team?", and why teams need to be in control

Who decides who is part of a team? Is this decision primarily up to the members themselves? Or does management decide everything? Or is it somewhere in between? This type of autonomy is called team composition autonomy. Many organizations are still figuring out how to provide it, given the increasing

How Does Working From Home Influence Teamwork?

How Does Working From Home Influence Teamwork?

Is working from home a good idea? When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, almost everyone suddenly had to work from home. But since then, many organizations have reverted back to requiring employees to be in the office. A common concern is that working from home harms teamwork and reduces the performance

Is Your Team Actually A Team?

Is Your Team Actually A Team?

"Teams don't work" is the pragmatic conclusion of Richard Hackman, one of the founders of modern-day team research. Based on his research, Hackman concludes that teams generally perform worse than groups of individuals. This conclusion is surprising, given that most modern-day organizations rely on teams and