Top
Ten External Reasons Why Teams Fail |
Percentage
of Respondents |
| Team
members are often required to work on their "team"
assignments in addition to a full workload. |
65% |
| Management
does not model the principles and behaviors that support teams
in being successful. |
65% |
| Compensation
systems do not adequately reward teamwork and individual team
members. |
49% |
| Team
leaders and/or managers do not release appropriate control
to team members. |
45% |
| Teams
are not given adequate resources (e.g., money, time, human
resources) to do the job. |
37% |
| Changes
in the organization cause frequent changes in team membership.
|
29% |
| Team
members resist taking responsibility for tasks traditionally
performed by management. |
28% |
| Teams
are not well-chartered. |
28% |
| Team
assignments are not aligned or integrated with business strategies.
|
20% |
| Teams
are given more work than they are capable of handling. |
12% |
