Scenario: Dave is part of the research department team of a medical equipment organization. In developing new products for the organization, he has experienced challenges in dealing with the sales department. The research team is concerned that the organization rushes to market with a project before they have ensured the quality of the product. The sales department feels that the research department is too conservative, and they also believe that in order to compete, they must be first to market among their competitors.
For the discussion post this week, utilize polarity mapping to create an “and/both” perspective on the scenario that is being experienced by the research and sales department in the scenario above. Provide explanation on how this could be used as a leadership strategy with boundary spanning practices. Integrate this tool with one boundary spanning practice.