Final published version
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter
Publication date | 1/01/2016 |
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Host publication | Advances in Project Management: Narrated Journeys in Uncharted Territory |
Editors | Darren Dalcher |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (electronic) | 9781315565729 |
ISBN (print) | 9781472429124 |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
How do teams work together? What motivates them and leads them to success? Indeed, can project managers inspire teams? Teams are formed when individuals are thrown together and given a set of challenges to overcome. Sometimes the individuals are selected on the basis of capabilities, or competences, but often they are not. The team is then expected to coalesce and ultimately perform at some higher level that feeds on the synergies that emerge when the parts come together to make the team. So how do teams become inspired?