Ask Amy: Supervisor worries about workplace exclusion

Dear Amy: I am a project manager and work with a group of secretaries on projects that require a lot of collaboration. Everything was fine until the team recently increased by three new members. It has been rocky ever since.

I am a very positive person and count on people’s good attitude. The new members have tried to integrate and collaborate well with the other four, but the old secretaries formed a very tight group and do nothing to welcome the others.

They work only within their group, thus relegating the other three to work together on other projects.

I have talked to the initial team and asked them to please be nice, collaborate and respect these new team members. This has not worked, and ... Read More