2: Lack of communication There is an apparent lack of communication within each department and team level, including with Beaumont himself, which is a cascade from the lack of upper management involvement and improper cross-function team implementation. Without communication, a cross-function team cannot effectively operate because trust cannot be built between everyone involved in the complex web of inner office cross-organization. When there is a lack of trust among coworkers many begin feeling isolated, misunderstood, and unheard leading to a lack of cooperation. Considering how the production process works, if there is a delay in one department, it will have a cascade effect felt by the other department, easily creating a sense of unbalanced with a lack of autonomy over progress coupled with shared responsibility over delays between the core and management teams. Trust & Corporation Alternatives - possible solutions to problem presented