Teams That Work

“Too many teams are less than the sum of their parts. Scott Tannenbaum and Eduardo Salas are here to change that. Their book makes the science of team effectiveness accessible and actionable.” –Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of ORIGINALS and GIVE AND TAKE, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife”Finally! A book on teams that doesn’t oversimplify or gloss over the very real challenges of teamwork in the modern workplace. Tannenbaum and Salas have given us an invaluable resource-one that is comprehensive, exceedingly well-researched, detailed, rigorously cited, and somehow manages to be useful at the same time. Teams That Work is a tour de force.” – Amy C. Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School andauthor of The Fearless Organization”A thoughtful and practical framework for building a highly effective team, based on research not myths.” – John McCallion, Chief Financial Officer, MetLife Inc”Leadership matters. And effectively building and leading teams of leaders matters even more no matter what size the organization. Teams That Work offers research-based and real world evidence of the science and art involved in building–and more importantly, sustaining-highly effective teams. Leaders at every level in an organization can benefit from the clear, concise presentation of what it takes to be both an effective leader as well as aneffective team member.” – Thomas M. Priselac, President and CEO, Cedars-Sinai Health System

About the Authors

Scott Tannenbaum has over 25 years of experience advising and researching teams across a diverse range of settings and challenges. As President of the Group for Organizational Effectiveness, he has consulted with hundreds of organizations globally, including over 75 Fortune and Global 1000 companies. His work has extended to supporting teams in high-stakes environments such as oil rigs, firefighting, surgery, deep-sea diving, combat, cancer treatment, rugby, and space exploration. Scott is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychologists, the latter of which honored him with their Distinguished Professional Contributions Award.

Eduardo Salas is the Allyn R. & Gladys M. Cline Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University. A highly prolific author and active consultant, he has published over 500 articles and chapters, with his work cited more than 90,000 times. Eduardo has consulted with a variety of organizations in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, industry, healthcare, and government. He has also developed team training programs and tools for teams in sectors including oil and gas, aviation, military, aerospace, law enforcement, and medicine. He is a Past President of the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology and the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society, and holds fellowships in numerous scientific societies. Eduardo was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association.

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