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by Jon R. Katzenbach (Author), Douglas K. Smith (Author) "TEAMS have existed for hundreds of years, are the subject of countless books, and have been celebrated throughout many countries and cultures ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: HarperBusiness; HarperBusiness ed edition (16 Mar 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0060522003
  • ISBN-13: 978-0887306761
  • ASIN: 0887306764
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 500,659 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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More and more organizations are using teams and reaping the extra performance results that come with melding skills, experiences and insights of small groups of people working as real teams. Katzenbach and Smith declare teams to be one of the most powerful elements for businesses to meet the challenges of the future - from reengineering to total quality to faultless customer service. Based on hundreds of interviews with team members from a variety of companies and organizations, this book shows why teams work, and explains how to set up and get real results. They provide dozens of real accounts and case studies that illustrate successes and failures, and demonstrate what can be learned from these examples. Douglas K. Smith is the co-author of "Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented and Then Ignored the First Personal Computer".

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5.0 out of 5 stars A major work on the concept of Teams, 6 Oct 2000
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To skim read this book provides only a hint of the wealth of common sense it holds. I have just re-read it, fully this time and found the details it gives are so accurate in terms of distinguishing between Groups, Teams and High Performance Teams. The concepts of Purpose, Goals and Approach are fundamental to the success of Teams and are well explained. The section on whether Teams are more effecive than Groups at the senior management level is quite enlightening. I particularly liked the stories, which illustrate the concepts and bring it to life. It is however a long read at 265 pages of what is sometimes repetitive information. But the repetition may be ncessary to bring the point home.
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5.0 out of 5 stars How to form high-performance teams, 24 Jan 2007
By Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract.com" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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What's nice about Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith's book is their willingness to name the truth. They know that everyone pays lip service to teams, but few people act like they truly value teams - and fewer still actually know how teams really work. The authors point out where the hype lies and what it is hiding. Then they go a step farther. They provide a manual for creating what executives say they want: high-performance teams. They illustrate their suggestions, insights and guidelines with a lot of stories of real-world teams, focusing on what makes them work. Their rules are so clear that they leave little room for protecting any cherished illusions. As a result, we find that those readers who are willing to act upon the book's counsel will get the most from it. If you're seriously interested in diagnosing nonperforming teams and creating ones that perform, you'll enjoy this book. And, if you think you're already doing everything right, but your team mysteriously just isn't working...this may solve the puzzle.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The truth is out there, 13 Oct 2008
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I first came across this book a few years ago whilst working for Coca-Cola. I found it useful and informative then. I have recently re-read it as I now work in a different field in the Middle East, with a new set of challenges especially with respect to teams and team working.

It was great to review some of the key issues on team vs work group - and how culturally in some environments work groups are actually highly effective. This book puts it "as it is" - and is a great vehicle to both provoke debate and guide you forward
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