Reader Question: My department is trying to work with another department to finish a proposal for a potential client, but we are having a lot of push back from the other department. What should we do?
Our Response: Often times it is very easy to create a team dynamic within a particular department, but how do you create a team dynamic between departments? When trying to mix team dynamics to accomplish a common goal, it is important to have both teams use their strengths to add to the “new team” dynamic.
Often times when different teams need to work together, it is hard for a “secondary team” to feel as though they are part of the “new team”. Our suggestion is to have a meeting to discuss the goals of the two teams, and the expertise that is needed from the other team to include in your proposal. If a team does not know why they are doing something and the effect of their work, they often times will not produce the results that are needed to get the job done, or may even resist the team dynamic.
Give the other department a chance to want to be part of the team so they know what the end result is too.
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