Table of Contents
Introduction: The Power of Teams xi
1 Change Kills-If You Don't Have the Right Teams 1
2 The Magic Numbers Behind Teams 16
3 The New Science of Teams 35
4 The Power of Difference 61
5 Managing Teams to Genius 92
6 The Power of Pairs 101
7 Successful Pairing: The Building Blocks of Teams 115
1.0 Got Your Six 116
2.0 This Magic Moment 117
3.0 Chained Together by Success 121
4.0 Here and There 124
5.0 Together, We're More Than Two 124
6.0 Castor and Pollux 126
7.0 Lifeboats 129
8.0 Yin and Yang 131
8.1 The Artist and the Angel 133
9.0 Counterweights 135
9.1 Inside/Outside 138
9.1.1 Finder and Grinder 139
9.1.2 Pitcher and Fielder 140
9.1.3 Explorer and Navigator 140
10.0 Remember the Force 141
11.0 The Distant Idol 145
12.0 The Sword and the Shield 149
8 Trios: The Plutonium of Teams 160
1.0 2 + 1 165
2.0 Parallel Trios 168
3.0 Serial Trios 170
4.0 Instrumental Trios 174
9 Four and More: The Wild Bunch 183
7±2 Teams 187
15±3 Teams 192
10 Scaling Up without Blowing Up 200
11 The Birth and Life of Teams 210
12 The Retirement and Death of Teams 236
Acknowledgments 251
Notes 253
Index 273