FOSTERING COLLABORATION AT

METALLICA
Team Name : Corporate Pirates
Team Leader : Kunal Nanda
(kunalnanda95@gmail.com)
Team Members :
Dilip Dutta
(duttadilip123@gmail.com)
Abhishek Choudhery
(abhi363632@gmail.com)
Areas of collaboration
● Collaboration between Metallica’s objective subsidiaries and it’s various
subsidiaries’ individual objective.
● Inter-departmental collaboration within the various subsidies.
● Collaboration among different units – mining operations, refineries,
smelters and downstream units.
● Reduction of “ME” thinking and promotion of “WE” thinking.
● Standard policies and procedures among all the centers of Metallica.
Actions to sync collaborative efforts
High

Changing the organisation Following “Management By

structure, culture and value Objective”
3
system.

Creating an independent Making required changes in Financial Incentives for

Impact

finance committee. the top officials of least collaborative efforts

2
collaborative management.

Increasing information
sharing among subsidiaries
1 as well as Metallica itself.
Low

Hard 1 2
3 Easy
Senior Management Efforts
High

Increasing transparency Creating strategies that can Providing promotional

among subsidiaries. sync. With the strategies of opportunities.
3
subsidiaries.

Create a top official Conducting regular review Rotation of senior

Impact

committee to look after of the actions taken. management with respect to

2
collaboration. business units.

Fostering a trusting climate.

1
Low

Hard 1 2
Do-Ability 3 Easy
Formation And Functioning of Cross-
functional Teams
High

Using the matrix Developing the leadership Daily Huddle or informal

organisation structure. skills of the middle and meet of 10 minutes to
3
lower level managers. discuss daily tasks and
issues.
Impact

Increasing transparency Linking resource allocation Financial Incentives.

2
among various functions. to collaboration.

Cross functional resource

1 sharing.
Low

Hard 1 2
Do-Ability 3 Easy
Recognizing People For Working
Collaboratively
High

Make Teams that are made Introducing most Providing promotional

up of different business collaborative opportunities.
3
units. team,employee and
subsidiary award
Impact

Providing more decision Informal team outings to Financial Incentives

2
making power to foster better relations
collaborative employees

Regular rotation of
1 employees to different
Low

business units depending

upon their skill sets
Hard 1Do-Ability 2
3 Easy
Change In People’s Skill Sets Needed
For Enhanced Collaboration
High

Breaking the current non- Enhancing leadership skills.

collaborative culture.
3

Providing training to the Enhancing decision making Introducing change

Impact

employees about the tasks abilities to facilitate. managers to projects and

2
of cross functional team “Management by objective” teams.
they are working with.

1
Low

Hard 1 2
Do-Ability 3 Easy
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