Appropriate Disturbances: Team Development in Sports and Business

In this article, we will present an anthropological research project that explores possible benefits of comparing a professional handball club and software company. More specifically, turn our attention to the phenomenon “disturbances.” workplace contexts, disturbances are most often experienced as hindering focus immersion, thus having negative impact on job performance. However, by exploring everyday practices in Danish Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Handball, it becomes apparent (former) head coach Peter Bredsdorff Larsen deliberately uses what he calls “appropriate disturbances” provoke change give direction processes team development. This causes us ask one fundamental questions overall project: form would such appropriate take company? effort explore question, describe experiments with concept “reflection time” disturbance development company Systematic. We argue can create moments spaces which potential for improvement emerges through temporary destabilization life workplace.