Are you part of a

Pizza Team PuzzleTeam

The Pizza Team• Clearly Defined Roles

• Everybody is an Equal Contributor

• Strong Players

• In Big & Process Driven Orgs

The Jig-Saw Puzzle Team• Roles are Sort of defined.

• Stepping over each other’s toes

• Everybody is NOT an Equal Contributor

• College Projects & Small Orgs

Communicating vs Collaborating

Individual's Tasks vs Team’s Tasks

Project Meta-Data Manager

vs

Project / Team Manager

A Resource does One Task

A Person can do Many Things

Resources vs People

The Marshmallow Challenge

Peter Skillmen

The whole is worth more than the sum of the parts

Which of the two teams WIN?

Empathy• Empathy towards Team Members

• Empathy towards your Company

• Empathy towards your Clients

Experience = Knowledge

Experience = Wisdom

Take Calculated Risks

What’s the impact of Failure

Seek Adrenaline Rush

Your Most Memorable Project.

from before 2014

Pizza Team vs Puzzle team

• Moving Challenges• Remain Professionals• Grow Vertically &

slower• Short lived teams

• Business as Usual

• Move as ONE• Become Friends• Grow Horizontally &

faster• Stay together for

long

• Lots of Fun