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Michael Bauch - ArticlesLeading A Cross-Functional Project Team? Don't Forget to Manage “Up”Perception is often reality in the business world. Things may be going great with your project team, but it is vital that your managers perceive that you and your team are making steady progress. Show any drafts or other work-in-progress versions of the final product, if available. It's all part of managing your managers – managing “up.”Doing this well enhances their confidence in you and could reduce any possible "influence" from above. Don't Let “Groupthink” Ruin Your Project Team's WorkAre you leading a cross-functional project team in which all the team members always agree with one another and there is no dissent? If so, your team may be in serious danger of failing its mission.The problem is often Groupthink -- a style of thought exhibited by team members who try to minimize conflict and reach consensus without critically analyzing one another's ideas. Groupthink often causes teams to make ill-considered decisions. Here's how to guard against it. How to Help Your Team Define the Scope of A Company ProjectCommunicating a vision to a group of business colleagues is one of the most important, and difficult, responsibilities of leading a cross-functional team. The trick is to help your team members understand the project thoroughly, obtain their "buy-in" and help them develop a clear idea of their particular role in the project. Your best approach is to keep discussions friendly and informal, but polite, and give everyone plenty of opportunites to ask questions. Working Collaboratively With Your Cross-Functional Project Team: The Goal-Setting ProcessYour company's management has chosen you to head a team of fellow employees; together, you will develop a new system, work procedure or method that will help solve a problem that is not keeping the company from functioning as well as it might. This article provides a few insights into finding the qualities in yourself that will help you lead the team most effectively. Also, since leading a team is a "hands-on" activity, you'll also see a list of things to do before your first meeting. Leading A Cross-Functional Team at Your CompanyYou've been given the responsibility for leading a team made up of colleagues from many different areas of your company. Your goal: develop or improve a system, method or procedure that the company will depend on to its work better,faster or cheaper. You need to develop a cross-functional team made up largely of fellow employees that you do not know. Here is some guidance on how to prepare yourself for the task ahead and develop an effective team. View From The Jury BoxThe article describes my personal experience as a member of a six-person jury on a medical malpractice case tried in New York State Supreme Court.
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