They took the world by storm with The Wisdom of Teams, the overwhelmingly successful bestseller that was translated
into fifteen languages and sold more than 400,000 copies worldwide. Now, the world�s two leading authorities on
teams and team dynamics join forces once again to help organizations large and small implement the disciplines,
frameworks, tools, and techniques that raise small-group performance to a whole new level.
In The Discipline of Teams, Jon Katzenbach and Douglas Smith present significant insights on team performance that
they have gained in the near-decade since the publication of Wisdom. They explore the two critical disciplines
that drive performance in small groups, providing concrete steps that groups can take to ensure the use of the
right discipline at the right time. They also address new developments such as virtual teaming and global teaming
that both amplify the importance of team performance and present new challenges to achieving it.
Providing detailed guidance and dozens of exercises that help reinforce team discipline, this mindbook-workbook
helps small groups distinguish between outcome- and activity-based goals. It also provides the tools teams need
to create and manage themselves according to a performance-based agenda. The authors detail the six basic principles
of team discipline and offer guidance on applying these principles to team performance challenges.
An important additional purpose of this book is to help teams exploit the opportunities presented by modern communication
technology to accomplish group work and performance�while illustrating how team discipline plays just as critical
a role in the achievements of global and virtual teams.
Performance is key to team success�and The Discipline of Teams provides the conceptual and practical guidance that
will help any team in any organization set and achieve performance goals beyond their wildest dreams.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Mastering Two Disciplines--Not One.
Virtual Teaming.
Outcomes--Not Activities--Shape Your Choice.
Performance Agendas for Applying Both Disciplines.
Applying the Team Discipline: Number and Skill.
Applying the Team Discipline: Common Purpose, Goals, and Working Approach.
Applying the Team Discipline: Mutual and Individual Accountability.
