Cody Carroll MGMT 535- Communicating in Your Organization

 "Teamwork across organizational boundaries is unnatural"

    The statement above, in my opinion, is only partially correct. I think, depending on the type of organization you are in, will determine if the across boundary teamwork is unnatural or not. In my current organization, the Army, it is very natural to have teamwork across boundaries. In the aviation field, us electricians have to work with mechanics in order to keep our aircraft flying. All of us mechanics have to work with the fuelers in order to fly. The aircraft have to communicate with the ground forces to seek out the enemy. This is a huge revolving teamwork ability for multiple jobs within the same organization. 

    On the other hand, you may have a more relaxed organization such as McDonalds, for example. At McDonalds, the employees don't work with anyone else outside of that location for most of the time. You may have to work as a team when more food is delivered on a truck to unload. In organizations such as McDonalds, I believe the cross organizational boundary is unnatural. 

    In my organization, there are many things that assist in great teamwork across an entire organization. For our missions, we usually have a major meeting before the mission takes place. At this meeting, you have leaders from every piece of the organization, that manage different units. They all collect the main goal and then strategize what their overall unit will each do to help each other. Then, that major leader will go down to their sub-units and brief the same thing and then we will all work together to achieve our piece of the mission. Some things that help us become successful are: communication at all times for every movement, accountability of our personnel and equipment, and paying attention to the tiny details that could make the biggest difference. As a leader, it is my job to ensure everyone is on the same page and understands our objectives.