What Next?

In this chapter we looked at what’s behind successful teams. Anyone who has ever been part of a high-performing team will know what it feels like when a group of people truly begin to gel, when everyone is committed to and enthusiastic about a shared goal, and when people know each other well enough to both support and hold each other accountable for great performance. These high-performing teams exist in software development and also in sports or in any area where a group of people need to manage their interdependencies while working toward a shared, compelling goal.

We established two options for structuring your workplace into teams—managerial selection and self-selection—and we introduced guidelines for when each of them is appropriate ...

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