The Dark Side of Factionalism

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Podma knew that this essential drive to solve problems united her entire team of 25 thousand. But she also knew that there were many different factions within that group. There's always this competitive edge between teams, like the team in banglor wants to do better than the team in silken valley and vice versa. This can be healthy, as long as the focus is on the good of the company. It's also possible for the dark side of factionalism to take hold.

Every company has its own internal factions: engineers vs. designers, East Coast vs. West, IT vs. everybody. The trick is turning factionalism into healthy competition that propels you toward your shared mission. At Motorola, Cisco, and now her start-up Fable, Padma Warrior has tapped into the power of internal divisions. It's not about separating people into warring camps; it's about building bridges from our differences, rather than divisions.

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