I manage 5 young woman with personality conflicts. One is resistent to a team concept. Two hate each other. One is a telecommuter. We are extremely busy and the work is time sensitive. We are all in new positions, 2 are new, and the other 3 of us have been with the company several years and have all 3 "moved" up recently. Any ideas?
2007-02-03 13:09:23 · 4 answers · asked by JLSN32 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
Get, read and implment the books, "The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team" and "Silos, Politics and Turf Wars" by Patrick Lencioni.
Good Luck.
2007-02-04 13:24:44 · answer #1 · answered by planningresult 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Management styles differ greatly and I, nor anyone else can tell you how to handle a situation only you know first hand.
If this was me and my team, I would sit them all down to clear the air. Make it clear you are not interested in seeing personal conflicts play out at work and it won't be tolerated. Clearly spell out the objectives of your group and what upper management is expecting from you and them. Let everyone know you are not going to sit back and let their personal differences reflect poorly on you or the members of the group not involved, especially the new members.
Don't waste time trying to make everyone friends cause it isnt going to happen. 1 is resistent to the idea to begin with, two obviously aren't interested in being friends and 1 doesnt have time to be anyones friend. Sometimes it helps to recognize this and let them know they dont have to like each other but they do have to treat each other with respect, pull their fair share of the weight, and extend the professional courtesy the other person deserves.
I have a feeling if you go with this team building route right out the gates its going to backfire. Perhaps after everyone is treating each other with the level of professional courtesy I have described some team building might work.
Its a very tough situation and I am sure its wearing on you. Best of luck.
2007-02-03 22:22:57 · answer #2 · answered by SNCK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not enough to get your group together anywhere and have a few icebreaker games. If you want team building to work, you have to show the members of the team that it benefits them personally.
Wondering about the same subject I found some great advise at: http://management.about.com/cs/adminaccounting/a/teambuilding.htm .
Hope this helps.
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2007-02-03 21:12:29 · answer #4 · answered by Tiny Tim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋