What Cross-Functional Means

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This is a piece we recently did for a corporate client, who wanted to shake things up internally (Not surprising, people who want to shake things up internally in their companies are our main client base). [From Wikipedia:] A cross-functional team is a group of people with different functional expertise working toward a common goal.[1] It may include people from finance, marketing, operations, and human resources departments. Typically, it includes employees from all levels of an organization. Members may also come from outside an organization (in particular, from suppliers, key customers, or consultants). It’s too easy to become monocultural/echo chamber in these large organizations. And that’s where the rot sets in. People get too comfortable with the familiar, and too threatened by the unfamiliar. Cross-functioning is a great way to shake things up, just like our client said. Exactly. new art block: allergic to mediocrity The one thing all entrepreneurs have in common: they're endlessly driven to take the ordinary and make it extraordinary. If you know someone like that in your life, who would enjoy this little reminder of their awesomeness, "Allergic to Mediocrity" can be purchased here. Like Tweet Forward +1 Share