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.
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Reviewed by
Jill Miller, Policy Adviser, Diversity and Inclusion
Jill is Senior Policy Adviser for Inclusion and Diversity 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.
Review the papers and submissions from the 2023 conference
Our report and accompanying case studies consider the implications, challenges and benefits of hybrid and flexible working for organisations and their employees
Watch our webinar to find out how our volunteers having been using their professional expertise to help others during the pandemic.
A look at how relational analytics enables better designed HR practices
A look at how storytelling allows HR analysts to craft and sell their stories to different organisational stakeholders, including senior management and people managers
Exploring the use of algorithms in hiring procedures and what impact this has on candidates’ perceptions of fairness
Guidance from research on how managers can deal with role overload, ambiguity and conflict in their teams to reduce ‘always-on’ expectations and maximise staff wellbeing and efficiency