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Why Teams Fail - Internal Obstacles

Interaction Associates* surveyed Fortune 500 and other companies across a variety of industries on internal, within the team, obstacles to team success. Results are presented in the following table of the "Top Internal Reasons Why Teams Fail." Among the causes of team failure are:

Top Internal (within the team) Reasons
Why Teams Fail
Percentage of Respondents
Team members don't influence and get support from key external stakeholders.
50%
Team members don't set appropriate goals for the team and then build and implement a plan for reaching them.
48%
Team members don't spend enough time planning how they will work together.
42%
Team members don't know how to reconcile differences or resolve interpersonal conflict.
42%
Teams don't conduct efficient meetings that produce results.
40%
Team members don't have compatible levels of problem-solving, analytic or project management skills.
38%
Team members don't know how to influence the work of other team members.
35%
Teams members don't have consistent or clear team leadership.
31%
Team members don't make decisions effectively as a group.
37%

*Interaction Associates, "Previous Tips & Techniques, Why Teams Fail: The Greatest Internal Team Barriers to Success," www.interactionassociates.com.

  
 

   

  
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