Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Leaders are finding themselves members of all kinds of teams, including virtual teams, autonomous teams, cross-functional teams, and action-learning teams. A parallel approach to team building has been shown to help leaders build teamwork without wasting time. While the approach described sounds simple, it will not be easy.

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Team Building Team Teamwork Survey 137

Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Many organizations claim to be using some of the theories above, such as Action Learning, but are actually not. To keep it simple, they have adapted the experiential learning process to be a test on an actual problem solving exercise, rather than giving the participants mandate to actually solve a problem or innovate in real time.

Learning-by-Doing 272

Learning-by-Doing White Paper Leadership Development Diversity 272

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2013

At 7:30 on a sunny winter day in London, I settle into a conference room with the usual low-tech tools for high-stakes teamwork: Big white Post-It pads, Sharpies of every color, and a sense of urgency. In fact, the most effective approach keeps participants right in the plant or at the conference table.

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Team Argyris Teamwork Sharpe 8