Dear Reader,

Working in teams is as much a challenge as a necessity, because of the diversity of the membership of teams. The differences between members are many, and they include personality, preferred pace of work, a focus on analyzing or on finding solutions, a need to share personal feelings or to avoid them, family culture, and the personal history of each individual. All these differences form the background against which managers struggle as they attempt to form teams that work seamlessly and effectively. Is this an impossible dream?

Perhaps. Or may be not, if we pay sufficient attention to the little things that can make a big difference. Ernie Turner, President of LIM LLC and Team Coach for over thirty years, says team coaches have many opportunities to help. He calls it "Gentle Interventions", the title of his upcoming book. This month we share with you one such intervention.

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Enjoy the reading,

Isabel Rimanoczy
Editor