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Creating Accountability in Cross-Functional Teams

January 20, 2010 by Elizabeth Houck with 919 views

The 4th of the 5 Keys to Successful Cross-functional Team Leadership Over the years, I have brow-beat, begged, babied, and over-rewarded just to get team members to be accountable - the fact of the matter is you can't force accountability. Team members must make themselves accountable, not just to themselves but to the team.  The... [read more]

How many hats do you wear? Team Leadership: Roles and Responsibilities

December 23, 2009 by Elizabeth Houck with 959 views

In my first post on cross-functional teams, 5 Keys to Successful Cross-Functional Team Management, I outlined the 5 keys needed for successful cross-functional team management: Goals, Roles, Responsibilities, Accountability, and Reward. My second post addressed the first of those keys: Cross-functional Team Leadership in Startups and... [read more]

Cross-functional Team Leadership in Startups and SME's: The First of 5 Keys - Goal Setting For Success

December 2, 2009 by Elizabeth Houck with 371 views

Goal Setting For Success I could talk about the perils of virtual cross-functional teams; and spout percentages on how most go over schedule, budget, or fail to meet company, customer, and personal expectations. But if goals are not clearly defined, how are the ever to be tracked and met? The first of five keys in this series on cross-... [read more]

5 Keys to Successful Cross-Functional Team Management

November 12, 2009 by Elizabeth Houck with 1,171 views

It's increasingly rare in business today to lead a go-to-market, product-specific development team where all the team members are direct reports. More the norm is that only a percentage of any team member's time is devoted to new product development. Over the next few posts, I will go into greater depth on five key strategies needed to... [read more]

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