A newly formed project team includes long-tenured employees and recent hires. The two groups have a communication gap and struggle to collaborate. What should the project manager do?

The project manager should arrange networking sessions to foster better communication and collaboration. This approach directly addresses the "communication gap" and "struggle to collaborate" by providing a structured opportunity for team members to build rapport and understand each other's working styles and perspectives. Asking experienced members to mentor junior members is a good idea for skill transfer but doesn't directly solve the communication and collaboration issues between the two groups. Encouraging members to focus on individual results might exacerbate the collaboration problem rather than solve it. Having the team self-organize without initial intervention could lead to continued or worsened conflict, as they are already struggling with collaboration.