How can I cultivate better teamwork between IT and the business?

摘要

Always train your people to collaborate and hold each other mutually accountable. When possible, hire coachable people instead of fierce individualists. In today's global economy, executives need to make swift decisions, and IT plays a key role in creating a culture of efficient, aligned execution. Think of the critical role IT plays in the Internet of Things, where it enables machine-to-machine alignment. To make similar "industrial Internet" successes possible, IT departments can't see themselves as separate, isolated units. That requires a new level of team-oriented thinking. Sometimes your team must take risks to move forward. This requires IT leaders who see themselves as captains. Captains recognize the strengths and weaknesses of team members and plan around their abilities. When your department gets bogged down by rule-following and order-taking, your entire organization suffers. Let other company leaders know that IT wants to work beyond limiting boundaries so the business can stay ahead of the pack.