Ask probing questions to work effectively in diverse teams

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Sometimes, what you really want may not be what you say you want

As I work with increasingly large teams of chemists, I’ve realised an inescapable fact: people often don’t want what they say they want. I don’t mean in interpersonal relationships where communication needs to be clear, but rather when people or groups with different skill sets get together on a project.