Challenging performance

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Challenging performance

We work in organisations to gain the most from collective effort, sharing of knowledge and complementary skills. The ability to work in teams is frequently a selection criterion for job applications and one for which candidates practice answers to impress interview panels. But despite the value we place on group and cooperative effort, organisations give too little attention to supporting individuals to play their part in the teams that we so carefully assemble. This particularly applies to team leadership and management positions, where success at interview is assumed to mean that a new manager carries all the prerequisites for effective performance with their team.