- Hackman proposes a number of different reasons why the team concept may be ineffective. Based on your personal experience as a member and/or leader of a team in professional, personal, or academic settings, identify and explain the two most salient and accurate parts of Hackman’s arguments. Provide examples to support your positions.
- Select one or more of Hackman’s ideas and critically analyze it. Offer a rebuttal to the conclusions he draws. Are there other perspectives we could consider? Draw from your own experience as well as textbook and external sources to support your position.
- What specific actions or project management/organizational behavior best practices can a project manager implement to prevent or minimize the issues Hackman identifies in fostering effective teams?