Tom Wuject of AutoDesk has conducted research on team performance when they were asked to build a free standing structure using twenty sticks of spaghetti, one yard tape, one yard string and one marshmallow. The marshmallow need to be attached to the top of the structure. The teams had eighteen minutes to perform the task. After performing the exercise with diverse teams and different age groups, pattern has emerged and quite surprising results were documented.…

In today’s fast moving complex business environments, winning teams are essential to the success of businesses and to create an environment conducive for growth, learning and optimum for business operations. Trust, healthy conflict (debate), commitment to each other and accountability are critical elements for teams to be productive and produce positive results. According to the 5 dysfunctions of a team by the table group, higher level of discipline is required to create a team that…