One of her tests of whether a team is on the right path comes when she asks, say, a network engineer, “What team are you on?” If he or she responds by mentioning the product they’re working on (say automation or integration) rather than their specialty (such as network engineering), she nods approvingly. When a specialist identifies with their specialty more than with the product they’re actually making, Dourambeis knows she still has work to do.

