CHAPTER 15 Bringing New Members into the Team

The Romans thought of themselves as the chosen people, yet they built the greatest army on Earth by recruiting warriors from any background.

—Amy Chua

Overview

Teams rarely remain the same; team members and leaders come and go. In this chapter, we explore those team dynamics—the challenges associated with bringing new members into a team and catering to new cultural dimensions, interests, and expectations.

SUPERSTARTER QUESTIONS

1. What are the concerns that new team members have?

2. Think of an occasion when you joined a team and it was a very positive experience. Why was that? What happened that made you feel so good?

3. Think of an occasion when you joined a team and it was an unpleasant or unrewarding ...

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