During my first foray into marcomm leadership, every project seemed on fire. If the project was due at 3 p.m., the first draft was ready at 2 p.m., giving little time for adjustments. I noticed this ...

The importance of aligning operational activities can’t be overstated. How well a company carries out activities to create, produce, sell and deliver products to customers is the differentiator ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. Developers know software. If we had to pick a single set of ...

As a leader, the lifeblood of your organization isn’t the individual superstars you hire–it’s the strength of your teams. Teams are the backbones of today’s organizations. As work has become more ...

Design thinking is a flexible approach that promotes creativity in product design. Cross-functional teams are a natural fit for the design thinking system. Playing to your team’s strengths can net ...

While most of us involved in product design and delivery will agree that innovation is complex, we all have different reasons as to why it’s so hard. My theory? Successful innovation must involve ...

As a coach or consultant, you're probably well aware of the transformative shift happening in the business landscape: the ascendancy of cross-functional teaming. In response to the increasingly ...

Do you know how some teams seem like a perfect jigsaw puzzle, fitting seamlessly to create an awe-inspiring picture? Welcome to the world of cross-disciplinary team dynamics! Here, companies bring ...

Organizations are designed to maximize the success of individual teams. Norms, routines, and goals are established within individual teams and create boundaries between different teams. Our research ...