High performing teams are becoming more critical to business success with team-based models increasingly replacing hierarchical structures. Among the skills found in high performing teams is the ability to embrace and foster productive conflict. This skill can be learned & developed but it's not typically part of strategic skill and professional development programs.
For many organizations, having talented employees who can thrive in the productive conflict that's inevitable on high performing teams is based on luck rather than a planned approached. Incorporating a multi-faceted strategy to this challenge across talent acquisition, talent development, rewards & recognition and perhaps culture change can move the needle on the results generated from teams.
This is a great opportunity for skill building (and talent acquisition screening) with a potentially high ROI. The article below from Liane Davey in the Harvard Business Review provides an insightful perspective on this topic.