Lessons from Mars: How One Global Company Cracked the Code on High Performance Collaboration and Teamwork

by Carlos Valdes-Dapena

Overview

Lessons from Mars challenges the prevailing orthodoxy of corporate team building and offers an alternative framework along with a set of tools and techniques. Based on the author's 20-plus years of experience working with teams and six years of research specifically on Mars teams, the book offers a unique view into this closely-held private company and how it has unlocked the power of collaboration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785353581
Publisher:	Changemakers Books
Publication date:	10/26/2018
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Carlos Valdes-Dapena is an organization development professional with a focus on unlocking organizational performance through leadership and collaboration. He worked for Mars, Incorporated from 2000-2017. Prior to Mars, Carlos was an internal leadership coach and consultant working with IBM's senior leaders reporting to Lou Gerstner. Before IBM he spent three years working for Development Dimensions International as a consultant and trainer.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements xii

Introduction 1

Part I 9

Chapter 1 The "I" in Team, Part 1 10

Chapter 2 Mars and High Performance Teamwork 28

Chapter 3 Research and the First Insights 43

Chapter 4 What Doesn't Work 62

Chapter 5 The "I" in Team, Part 2 82

Part II 101

Chapter 6 Intentional Collaboration and the Three Imperatives 102

Chapter 7 The Practices of High Performance Collaboration 126

Chapter 8 Clarity and Inspire Purpose 151

Chapter 9 Clarity and Crystallize Intent 179

Chapter 10 Intentionality and Cultivate Collaboration 193

Chapter 11 Discipline and Activate Ways-of-Working 226

Chapter 12 Team Learning 263

Chapter 13 Discipline and Sustain-Renew 283

Chapter 14 The Special Practice-Clarify Context 310

Part III 329

Chapter 15 Putting the Framework to Work 330

Using the Appendices 361

Appendix A Team Purpose 364

Appendix B Crystallize Intent 379

Appendix C Cultivate Collaboration 386

Appendix D Activate Ways-of-Working 392

Appendix E Sustain & Renew 402

Appendix F Clarify Context 416

Notes 422