The Wisdom of Teams

P A R T   T H R E E

Exploiting the Potential

 

Figure III-1

THE HIGH-PERFORMING ORGANIZATION

 

TEAMS will be the primary building blocks of company performance in the organization of the future (see Figure III-1). Such organizations will not promote teams for their own sake. Rather, the performance ethic of the company—that is, the focus on balanced results that benefit customers, employees, shareholders, and other key constituencies—will generate the challenges that give rise to teams. Teams, in turn, will deliver performance that enriches ...