Anew process design means that one team is responsible for doing something that used to be done in final assembly. it adds about 10 minutes to the team’s process and decreases their output by 10 percent. the assemblers’ output has jumped by almost 20 percent at the same time. normally, the team leader would be worried about reporting that his group is slowing down. instead, he is . how would you describe the value of this team leader to the company?
he is a system thinker able to understand the big picture.
he is able to motivate staff, even outside his own team.
he is a detail thinker who bases decisions strictly on numbers.
he is dysfunctional because he is sub-optimizing his own group.

The new york times (nov. 30, 1993) reported that “the inability of opec to agree last week to cut production has sent the oil market into turmoil . . [leading to] the lowest price for domestic crude oil since june 1990.” why were the members of opec trying to agree to cut production? so they could save more oil for future consumption so they could lower the price so they could raise the price why do you suppose opec was unable to agree on cutting production? because each country has a different production capacity because each country experiences different production costs because each country has an incentive to cheat on any agreement the newspaper also noted opec’s view “that producing nations outside the organization, like norway and britain, should do their share and cut production.” what does the phrase “do their share” suggest about opec’s desired relationship with norway and britain? opec would like norway and britain to keep their production levels high. opec would like norway and britain to act competitively. opec would like norway and britain to join the cartel.