Hello Lakeshia, I enjoyed reading through your discussion. I agree with your thoughts on what would work to coach employees to gain their buy-in. Recognizing and praising employees for their work is critical and would undoubtedly encourage any resistant member of the importance of working as a team. Just like you mentioned, it is crucial to define authority before the project is underway to keep the members in line. I also chose to brief my employees on the importance of understanding and to accommodate each other. Thank you for sharing.

Clear and precise discussion, Dominick. I agree with you on cross-training and allowing employees to experience the positions of their fellow employees to gain their buy-in, defining authority before project planning shows shared involvement which enables managers to delegate responsibilities and provides an easier way to the success of the project. As you mentioned, diversity is essential and to deal with it requires an understanding of the different cultures and accommodation for each other to overcome communication barriers between locations.