Overcommitted? Working across multiple teams

By assigning people to multiple teams, organisations can do a better job of solving problems and sharing knowledge. But competing priorities and conflict bring their own risks. Leaders can mitigate these risks by building trust, improving co-ordination across teams and removing obstacles to successful learning.

Members access only

Unlock exclusive, tailored content and resources, just for members.

Not a member yet? Find out how you can become a member today!

Reviewed by

Jill Miller, Senior Policy Adviser, Diversity and Inclusion, CIPD

Jill is Senior Policy Adviser for Diversity and Inclusion at the CIPD. Her work focuses on the areas of gender, age and neurodiversity and she has recently led work on race inclusion, managing drug and alcohol misuse at work, and supporting employees through fertility treatment, pregnancy loss and still birth. Earlier in her career, Jill specialised in small business growth through good people management and employee wellbeing.

More on this topic

17 Sep, 2024

Only around a third of employees feel the conflict they experienced at work has been fully resolved

11 Jun, 2024

Workplace conflict puts strain on job quality for estimated eight million UK workers

Bitesize research

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?

For Members

Event

2023 Applied Research Conference: Papers and submissions

Review the papers and submissions from the 2023 conference

Latest Bitesize research

Bitesize research

Factors influencing ChatGPT adoption in the workplace

What are the barriers to the adoption of generative AI tools at work and how can they be overcome?

For Members

Bitesize research

Using algorithms to make decisions ethically and responsibly

Algorithms can help speed decisions and help organisations to operate more efficiently or profitably, but what are the pitfalls particularly from an ethical perspective?

For Members