{"id":111,"date":"2019-03-23T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qandle.com\/blog\/?p=111"},"modified":"2024-02-19T14:01:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:01:47","slug":"old-town-road-an-unlikely-champion-of-cross-functional-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qandle.com\/blog\/old-town-road-an-unlikely-champion-of-cross-functional-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Town Road: An Unexpected Champion of Cross-Functional Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Old Town Road<\/em>, a seemingly nondescript song from a little known 20-something American artist Lil Nas X, recently took the internet by storm. While its musical merits are certainly debatable, no one can deny the cultural impact that the entire story has had. A quick recap for the uninitiated: the song, essentially a mix of Country and Trap genres, began its journey as an independent track on Soundcloud, went viral on Tik Tok, entered the Billboard and was removed from Billboard\u2019s Hot 100 Country Music charts for not being \u2018country\u2019 enough, primarily because Country as a genre has long been dominated by White artists. Lil Nas X is Black. Country music legend Billy Ray Cyrus caught whiff of the story, got moved into action by the injustice on Billboard\u2019s part and when on to release a remix of the song. The rest is now internet history. The song once again rose to the top of the charts and hasn\u2019t come down yet. This collaboration between a scrappy upcoming musician and a bona fide legend was unlikely, but the results speak for themselves. This cross-genre collaboration isn\u2019t common to just this song of course, and countless other projects are examples of the benefits that collaborative efforts can yield.<\/p>\n

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Its corporate parallel, Cross Functional Collaboration, refers to a collective of people with different functional skills working together towards a common goal. In many cases, teams working in agile companies are formed keeping in mind the complex , functionally distinct requirements of various projects. A team structured this way has the capacity to initiate significant improvements throughout the organisation, and thus is a powerful tool for overall organisational improvement. Here\u2019s why it is so effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leverages the Skills and Experience of a Diverse Group of People<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cross-functional collaboration allows a company to tap into the skills and knowledge of a wider group of people. This effect multiplies manifold in situations where the group consists of employees widely ranging in terms of background, experience level, creativity, analytical skills and ability to lead and create order out of chaos. This in turn creates an environment that allows for more positive results to be achieved.
For startups, more specifically, cross-functional team creation is not only slightly easier owing to generally smaller team sizes, but also indispensable. Most startups operate in extremely dynamic and often ruthless industries where standing out is a difficult task. In such situations, drawing on the experience of a usually diverse and driven employees could lead to the competitive edge the organisation needs.<\/p>\n\n \n