Dear Greg James, The first problem is the apparent separation diversity. With a team across 4 continents, different times, cultures and laws will create a divide between teams. Since you’re located in the same region as one team, others may… Continue Reading
Greg’s team suffers greatly from separation diversity (Edmonton & Rolof) which occurs when there are discrepancies amongst a groups “horizontal continuum”. Separation diversity can cause certain groups feel like their leader is playing favorites, and generally eat away at group… Continue Reading
Greg, there are two “key” things that could be implemented to improve coordination and communication in your global group. The first is to create a psychologically safe environment (Edmondson & Roloff, 2009), which would create a more harmonious team and… Continue Reading
Greg, One key element you should focus on is ‘disparity diversity’ (Edmondson & Roloff, 49). Differences in pay and vacation days between the U.S. and France, and the exclusion of India and the UAE teams from decision-making, have everyone feeling that… Continue Reading
Dear Greg James, Concerning your team’s difficulties and major miscommunication problem that affected HS Holdings’ revenue. A key element in bettering your team is having psychological safety. A lot of your members are feeling rejected while having tension and… Continue Reading
Greg, your team is having an issue with Separation Diversity (Edmondson & Roloff, 2008, p. 49) where team members create in-group and out-group categories due to their differences in location. The company protocol wasn’t met, largely due to significant time… Continue Reading
There are some key issues that need to be addressed to help your team with their problems. There seems to be variety diversity happening among the workers and their positions within Sun. This diversity exists from “differences in expertise” and… Continue Reading
Dear Greg, Given your team’s recent mismanagement of HS Holdings, I suggest you consider the following two key elements. First, ensure psychological safety within and between the teams. Psychological safety is “the belief that one will not be rejected or… Continue Reading
Greg, From the Edmondson & Roloff article, one possible solution to your problem would be to provide the group with a more psychological safe environment. In order to achieve this, you will need to make sure that every location feels… Continue Reading
Coach Precezewski should give the varsity team some insight on how a group and team should work. Since the varsity team has other hardships like, being the best individually as well as a collective. The true essence of why they… Continue Reading