a) Terminated the entire five team members.
b) Demanded each team member be nice to each other.
c) Invited the team out to break the ice.
d) Took the Big Stick/Tough Love approach.

Question 2:  Why do cliques form in the first place:

a) Usually formed during times of company uncertainty, i.e. when jobs are cut.
b) When employees have no prior working relationship.
c) Great way to network within the company.
d) None of the above.

Question 3:  How can you encourage employees to develop personal ties with their co-workers:

a) Allow paid time off during the work day for socializing.
b) Create an employee directory to include name, personal qualifications, hobbies, etc.
c) Give out a special bonus for those that develop personal ties.
d) Encourage weekend social gathering by allowing employees to expense up to $25.00/month on activities that involve two or more co-workers.

Question 4:  In this article what is another way of referring to a clique:

a) Inner Circle
b) Key Advisors
c) Junior Staffer
d) Both A & B

Question 5:  What is the biggest damage that a clique can do:

a) Missed deadlines due to unproductive behavior.
b) Creates reliable and trusted knowledge experts.
c) Team members fail to top the expertise of their peers.
d) Creates unreliable and distrusted knowledge experts