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The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization

Jon R. Katzenbach, Douglas K. Smith · 1 HN comments
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The definitive classic on high-performance teamsThe Wisdom of Teams is the definitive work on how to create high-performance teams in any organization. Having sold nearly a half million copies and been translated into more than fifteen languages, the authors’ clarion call that teams should be the basic unit of organization for most businesses has permanently shaped the way companies reach the highest levels of performance.Using engaging case studies and testimonials from both successful and failed teams—ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the U.S. Army to high school sports—the authors explain the dynamics of teams both in great detail and with a broad view. Their conclusions and prescriptions span the familiar to the counterintuitive:• Commitment to performance goals and common purpose is more important to team success than team building.• Opportunities for teams exist in all parts of the organization.• Real teams are the most successful spearheads of change at all levels.• Working in teams naturally integrates performance and learning.• Team “endings” can be as important to manage as team “beginnings.”Wisdom lies in recognizing a team’s unique potential to deliver results and in understanding its many benefits—development of individual members, team accomplishments, and stronger companywide performance. Katzenbach and Smith’s comprehensive classic is the essential guide to unlocking the potential of teams in your organization.
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That is not how teams work. I recommend this book to learn more on how teams work: https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Teams-Creating-High-Performanc...
tamiral
I have this book and haven't read it yet... but will start it! thanks for the reminder.
neom
Extremely boring, but I recommend persisting to the end.
jxidjhdhdhdhfhf
People are unable to realize a script can be written because that's "not how teams work"? I'm very confused at what you're trying to say.
neom
Imperfect analogies so please read between the lines....: Take a finance team, you have a group of specialists who don't really know what each other do, FP&A vs BM&A or Investor relations. However, they don't need to know what each other do because they can trust the person next to them to say, hey.. payroll is now automated, I have extra time now, what should I work on to improve things, is it fair to take advantage of that in a team simply because one person isn't an expert? If you know someones job is to do something, say.. buy servers, but you know they don't know anything about servers, only how to finance them, should you exploit that for your self gain? If there is a person who's job it is to optimize, but the system is obfuscated, is that fair to the team? OP said it's win win, that is intellectually dishonest, it is not win win. that's my real point.
jxidjhdhdhdhfhf
IDK I think it really depends on the company and their culture. If they reward automation and innovation, then they'll get more of it. It they punish it by firing you, then they get less of it.
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