One key lesson is the need to examine our assumptions. Just because we've always done something one way doesn't mean that it's the only way. Join the new Healthcare Community Forum at the Pegasus Forums . I can't pick up a magazine without reading how volatile and different the current crop of e-business companies are. Only those projects that fall into this quadrant are likely to be accomplished.
Any projects falling in the Swamp are unlikely to get done.
If they require people too far from the team, try to recruit those people or get their authority transferred to the team. If the project takes too long, figure out the most useful first steps and do them. If team members are truly empowered, they will surprise us fairly regularly. This indicates that the individuals are feeling enabled to take risks, encouraged to think outside of organizational boundaries, and free to take chances. Building on each team member's intrinsic needs.