💡Did you know there’s a specific “magic number” for team size that, if exceeded, can actually cause your group’s productivity to plummet?
💡Have you ever wondered why even the most successful teams eventually lose their spark, and what you can do to keep that innovation alive?
💡What’s the secret to assembling a team where the collective intelligence is significantly higher than the sum of its individual parts?
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Key Takeaways from Team Genius
✓Discover why the myth of the 'lone genius' entrepreneur is misleading, and learn how successful individuals actually rely on powerful teams to thrive.
✓Learn how to cultivate 'maneuverability' within your organization, allowing your enterprise to quickly adapt to changing markets and stay afloat.
✓Understand that humans are evolutionarily wired for teamwork, and see how natural collaboration enables us to solve complex problems.
✓Discover how building diverse teams that combine both holistic and analytical thinkers will kick-start innovation and help you uncover unique solutions.
✓Find out how forming business partnerships with people who possess contrasting personalities or complementary skillsets can turn your biggest ambitions into reality.
Team Genius — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: As tech evolves fast, companies need agility to adapt.
Chapter 3: Humans achieve wonders when we join forces.
Chapter 4: Strong teams are founded on diversity.
Chapter 5: Partnerships make ambitions become reality.
Chapter 6: Trios can enable an even more powerful form of teamwork.
Chapter 7: Teams with five to nine members are most successful, but they still require a discerning leader.
Chapter 8: The launch of any team should be celebrated.
Team Genius Summary & Overview
Team Genius (2015) is a comprehensive guide to teamwork in business. These blinks explore the different forms of teamwork and how you can optimize your teams to keep them productive, motivated and innovative.
Who Should Listen to Team Genius?
Group leaders
Team builders and team players
Anyone interested in what makes a team work
About the Author: Rich Karlgaard and Michael S. Malone
Rich Karlgaard is the publisher of Forbes magazine, where he writes a featured column, covering business and leadership issues. He is a co-founder of Upside magazine, Garage Technology Partners as well as Silicon Valley's premier public business forum, the 7,500-member Churchill Club.
Michael S. Malone, the author of the bestsellers The Virtual Corporation, Bill & Dave and The Intel Trinity, is one of the world's best-known technology writers.