Discipline of Teams

　　An essential guide for any small group that must deliver teamperformance.With the demand for project-oriented work and faster, morenimble responses, successful small-group performance is morecrucial than ever. Katzenbach and Smith, authors of theinternational bestseller The Wisdom of Teams, have again joinedforces, revealing how to implement the disciplines, frameworks,tools, and techniques required for team- and small-groupperformance. Combining their insights and practical strategies,they offer concepts and pragmatic, doable exercises for teamleaders and team members to deliver results. Hot topics coveredinclude: why small-group performance demands expertise at twodisciplines, team level and leader level, instead of one; virtualteams; and global teams. This book combines practical exerciseswith cutting-edge insights, and both authors are authorities on thesubject.　　Attend a featured author workshop at the 13th InternationalConference on Work Teams: Collaborating for Competitive Advantage,September 23-25, 2002, in Dallas, TX. For information, contact theCenter for the Study of Work Teams at 940 565 3096 or visit themonline at www.workteams.unt.edu.