Little Known Way to Get Better Teamwork Hire Consistent Contributors

Little Known Way to Get Better Teamwork Hire Consistent Contributors Little Known Way to Get Better Teamwork: Hire Consistent Contributors I read a fascinating Kellogg article today. It says hiring managers can increase teamwork by hiring consistent contributors. Heres an excerpt: J. Keith Murnighan (Professor of Risk Management at the Kellogg School of Management) and Kellogg alumnus J. Mark Weber (Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Toronto) investigated what they call the “cooperation problem” in a new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Murnighan and Weber point to the influence of a consistent contributorâ€"a person who always contributes, regardless of others’ choicesâ€"in groups that cooperate most effectively. “The consistent contributor looks for the collective good first and personal good second,” explains Murnighan. They initiate cooperation, leading the way for others to follow suit. The consistent contributor can drive the actions of others, acting as a catalyst for cooperation by altering the perceptions and actions of their fellow group members.