Teamwork on the Fly英文.pdf

Spotlight on The Secrets of Great Teams Artwork Andy Gilmore, Hemicube Spotlight 2011, digital drawing How to master the new art of teaming by Amy C. Edmondson Teamwork On the Fly If you watched the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, you probably marveled at the Water Cube: that magnificent 340,000-square- foot box framed in steel and covered with semitransparent, eco- efficient blue bubbles. Formally named the Beijing National Aquatics Center, the Water Cube hosted swimming and diving events, could hold 17,000 spectators, won prestigious engi- neering and design awards, and cost an estimated 10.2 billion yuan. The structure was the joint effort of global design and engineering company Arup, PTW Architects, the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), China Con- struction Design International, and dozens of contractors and consultants. The goal was clear: Build an iconic structure to re- flect Chinese culture, integrate with the site, and minimize energy 72?Harvard Business Review?April 2012 SPOTLIGHT ON THE SECRETS OF GREAT TEAMS consumption—on time and within budget. But how far-flung employees from various disciplines and to do all that was less clear. divisions but also external specialists and stakehold- Ultimately, Tristram Carfrae, an Arup structural ers, only to disband them when they’ve achieved engineer based in Sydney, corralled dozens of peo- their goal or when a new opportu