An essential work on teams—now updated with new research and tools and a new preface—X-Teams shows how an externally focused team model is the key to fueling innovation and your organization's success.You build a team around top-notch talent. The team members work well together; they're committed to the mission and are highly motivated to perform. Yet the results are disappointing. You're not seeing creativity and flexibility. You're not getting breakthrou...

A classic work on teams and collaboration—now updated with a new preface—shows how an externally focused team model is the key to fueling innovation and your organization's success."Good" teams build camaraderie, confidence in their abilities, and a solid process for working together. But these internal dynamics—while positive in themselves—can create a wall between the team and the outside world. And that wall can prevent the team from adapting to change and deliv...

From a distinguished MIT professor and leadership expert comes an eye-opening, research-backed exploration of how the patterns we develop in childhood—our “family ghosts”—shape our leadership, relationships, and success in the workplace.As children, we develop attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and values shaped by our families. These traits help us navigate early life, but they don’t stay in the past—they follow us into adulthood, influencing how we lead, collaborate,...