Product Description: An essential guide for any small group that must deliver team performance. With the demand for project-oriented work and faster, more nimble responses, successful small-group performance is more crucial than ever. Katzenbach and Smith, authors of the international bestseller The Wisdom of Teams, have again joined forces, revealing how to implement the disciplines, frameworks, tools, and techniques required for team- and small-group performance...read more

Discusses Xerox Corporation's invention of a personal computer preceeding Apple and Tandy, and explains why they were unable to take advantage of their discovery

We live in a curious time, a time when the nature of relationships and communities is increasingly morphing into something never seen before. Throughout human history, people defined themselves fundamentally with respect to place and rooted community. But, now we live in a world of purposes, not a world of places, a world of economic relationships, not community relationships. Increasingly, we now live in markets, organizations and networks. Economic and technological values, therefore, replace traditional values and that's what this book is all about.

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Looks at the impact of change on the modern corporation, offers diagnostic tools to assess the need for change, advice on how to implement changes, and guidelines for measuring performance

Argues that teams are a key factor in improving the performance of an organization, and discusses team profiles, leadership, obstacles to team performance, and other issues

A guide to the elective use of teams in the workplace presents updated information and case studies that demonstrate how to avoid common pitfalls and institute teamwork through effective managerial practices. Reprint.