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Teamwork at the Top
It’s not just who’s in the room—it’s how they behave together.
From the Magazine (September–October 2024)
· Long read
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Matt Stevens
Summary.
Teamwork is difficult at any level, but for top teams, the challenges expand exponentially. They are responsible for addressing their organization’s weightiest and most complex problems, so their struggles are almost existential.
Highly effective top teams share key five behaviors: direction, discipline, drive, dynamism, and collaboration. These traits are collective: They characterize the behaviors of the team as a whole, not those of its individual members.
In this article, the authors lay out a four-step process to help you promote those behaviors to boost the effectiveness of your own team.
A version of this article appeared in the September–October 2024 issue of Harvard Business Review.