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The Bad Apple Effect can deeply sabotage a teams performance and development. Even with talented, capable players, their respective teams often underperformed and struggled to progress in their development. Still, these negative attitudes were affecting the whole team's morale and teamwork.
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They communicate with team members and stakeholders and keep everyone informed and up-to-date. And you need to share information with the team and other stakeholders. Team-Building Skills. All team members must work together to successfully deliver the right solution to meet the customer’s needs. You need to listen.
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This is a guest article from Paul Pelletier, PMP and author of Workplace Bullying – It’s Just Bad for Business. Whether project managers are bullies themselves or promote organisational influencers that are, the risks are high. Massey Energy, and its owner, Alpha Natural Resources, are both under bankruptcy protection.
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