<p>"Written with exceptional clarity and wit, and teeming with original, down-to-earth advice, Leading Teams is indispensable reading for anyone who works in teams, studies them, or wonders what makes them sink or soar." — <b>Harvey Hornstein, Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University</b></p><p>"This is the book I have been waiting for on team effectiveness. Based on findings and containing insights from the leading researcher on teams, <i>Leading Teams</i> has everything. It is engaging, highly readable, and full of practical, useful advice." —<b> Edward Lawler, Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Effective Organizations, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business</b></p><p>"Full of rich stories and organized into compelling cases, <i>Leading Teams</i> clearly communicates an elegant analysis of effective team leadership. A gem for practitioners and researchers alike." — <b>Chris Argyris, James B. Conant Professor Emeritus, Harvard University and Director, Monitor Group</b></p><p>"In <i>Leading Teams</i> Dr. Hackman takes his extensive knowledge of how to effectively lead teams and mixes it with insightful research and humor, providing the reader with a powerful prescription for improving team performance." — <b>Dave Bushy, Former Senior Vice President of Flight Operations and 747 Captain, Delta Airlines</b></p><p>"Richard Hackman provides real-world tools that challenge everything you thought you knew about creating high-performing teams. I found myself cheering each time he demolished a popular but wrongheaded conception of how to lead teams and provided a common sense answer in its stead." — <b>Michael Putz, Senior Manager, Business Development and Strategy, Cisco Systems</b></p>