Overcoming common barriers to successful teamwork
What are some of the most common challenges that negatively impact teamwork and what practices can leaders and people professionals adopt to overcome these?
What are some of the most common challenges that negatively impact teamwork and what practices can leaders and people professionals adopt to overcome these?
With collaboration proliferating throughout many layers in different organisations and industries, effective teams can make a huge difference to whether a business succeeds or fails. This paper outlines the most common barriers to effective teamwork, explains what paths to avoid and provides evidence-based, practical recommendations for team members and leaders.
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Jake joined the CIPD in 2018, having completed a master’s degree in Social Science Research Methods at the University of Nottingham. He also holds an undergraduate degree in Criminology and Sociology.
Jake’s research interests concern aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion, such as inequality, gender and identity in the workplace. Jake is currently involved in the creation of a research project examining the effectiveness of organisational recruitment programmes and their relationship with workplace performance.
Jake leads research on the CIPD Good Work Index programme of work, exploring the key dimensions of job quality in the UK. Jake has also written several CIPD evidence reviews on a variety of organisational topics, including employee engagement, employee resilience and digital work and wellbeing.
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