Ninety percent of the teamwork challenges faced by teams are caused by managers to which team members report. That's a strong accusation and, I think, a conservative estimate. Why? Simple: hierarchy ("tall" organizing structure) and teamwork ("flat" organizing structure) operate quite differently. One operates on assumptions of authority or "power-over," the other on assumptions of consensus ("consents us") or "power-with."...

I have been researching and applying responsible leadership, teamwork, and change for 26 years all over the world, and I often get asked the same questions. This is the forth post of a 5-part series in which I address the most basic, and the more involved, questions I'm frequently asked about teams, teamwork, and leadership. In my first, second, and...