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Aug 2024
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225 Tatia Granger - Working in Teams

Raymond A. Mason School of Business
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You look at your calendar and you see a Team Meeting is up next. How does that make you feel? Love them or hate them, we spend about a third of our work week working in teams. A Stanford University study found effective teamwork is linked to increased productivity. Harvard Business Review says teams make better decisions than individuals 87% of the time. Tatia Granger is a clinical associate professor at William & Mary's School of Business. Among other things, her teaching and research focus on management and organizational behavior. She joins us today to talk about teamwork, purpose, and effective teams. 

Learn how the Raymond A. Mason School of Business at William and Mary can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

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