Decision Point: Team Building

You hold a two$-$day offsite with the new team, in which you explain the change, the reasons for it$,$ and provide opportunities for the team members to get to know one another. Overall, the team members report satisfaction with their experiences and, a month later, most are doing well. However, employees from the Health SBU $($from which three of the previous layoffs occurred$)$ are taking many sick days, missing deadlines, and engaging in conflicts with other team members. How do you diagnose the problem, and how would you address it$?$

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The members of the team are suffering from stress. You should address this to alleviate the problems.

The team members are acting in an unprofessional manner and should be warned to improve their professionalism or face consequences.

The team is incompatible. You should break it back up into separate SBU groups.