Making the Team

Making the Team: A Guide for Managers, 6th Edition, is a textbook designed to prepare team leaders and members for business collaboration by pairing organizational theory with real-world applications.

The text addresses the fundamentals of building teams, analyzing performance factors, and understanding how groups operate within broader organizations. It examines team types, design, leadership, cohesion, and trust, alongside communication, collective intelligence, and conflict management. It also explores decision-making pitfalls and creative innovation.

Intended for undergraduate or graduate courses in organizational behavior, group dynamics, or teamwork, the book further investigates virtual teamwork and multicultural collaboration.