In 2006, before I took over Leadership Turn, Mary Jo Manzanares wrote a post called Team Building & Interpersonal Communication; Saturday, Steven J Barker brought up an interesting point and suggested that we explore it.
“I would be interested to hear your thoughts on differences between personal ownership and group ownership. From first glance those differences seem subtle, but I have a feeling that they are far reaching.”
I thought about that, not just in the context that Mary Jo wrote it, but in the larger one of companies and individuals with whom I’ve worked over the years and here is what …read more

When you are working in small groups, you may find yourself isolated from the larger workplace, working intensely on a project that has become a vital part of yourself.  Every member of the group will likely have that same experience, and a sense of dependence on one another will occur.
While that personal ownership of a project has many wonderful benefits, one danger is that interpersonal communication may deteriorate.  This is usually caused by dependence becomomg overdependence, and increased irritability will usually result.  There may also be an increased tendency to perceive disagreement within the group as a personal attack.  Psychologists refer …read more