Everyone we meet in corporates seem to agree that “building teams” (I will not use the word “team-building” since it seems to be clichéd and makes people think of “funny activities which we are made to do at offsites”) is critical for success. The choice infact looks like a no-brainer – “A great team vs a few brilliant individuals?” – but of course, we will take the team.
But do great teams happen by chance – or is there an effort to make it happen? Our experience so far, unfortunately points to the former being the overwhelming belief. Is it our individualistic Indian culture? Is it our hyper-competitive corporate culture? Or is it just a matter of not putting enough thought into a key variable like “building teams”?
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