The Power of Teams

After reading the Coutu article, “Why Teams Don’t Work: An Interview with J. Richard Hackman” please discuss the following points:
The value of the deviant and the leader’s associated responsibility.
The advantages and disadvantages of creating new teams.
Please reflect on Brooks’ “Baseball or Soccer” and discuss your thoughts about the arguments he was making.
Please outline the heuristic traps described in the “What I Learned in Avalanche School” article and relate them to team dynamics and personal decision making.
Please discuss the concept of diversity of thought as it relates to teams.