You$$re on a product development team for Kraft Foods. Your team$$s mission is to develop new products targeted at the Hispanic$/$Latino market. You$$re in your weekly meeting with the team, and you$$re beginning to wonder if you$$ll ever manage to settle on a product. Two of your teammates are proposing an enchilada kit. Another team member thinks Kraft should get into the dessert market and suggests churros. You believe that a Mexican$-$style sauce, mole perhaps, would be a more versatile option. One of the team members has remained silent the entire time. You realize this and ask his opinion.

Which team behavior does this situation describe?

Encouraging members to participate

Making inappropriate jokes and comments

Failing to stay on task

Successful teams share several characteristics. For example, successful teams