G20 leaders who met at the Summit conference in Toronto are faced with a split. They are all there discussing the global economy and its recovery. European nations are looking to cut their budgets while America wants to increase spending to stimulate the economy. The idea of a bank tax was also introduced and encouraged by Germany, Britain, France and the US. However, it has lost interest from a number of countries including Canada, Russia, China, India and Australia.
With my experiences with group work (especially this year in Comm 292 and Comm 101), conflicting ideas can pose a number of problems and can slow down the group’s production as well as flaw overall performance. The effects of the disagreements in the G20 are parallel to the effects in groups I have been involved in in the past. It just goes to show that opposing opinions are existent on different scales and in many fields. This article reminds me of the many times our instructors have commented against each other (finance vs accounting). Although there is a disagreement, all parties are required for success. Finance needs accounting and vice-versa! Working in teams generates great learning (and problem-solving) opportunities and is essential for business!
SOURCE: ALJAZEERA