My word of the year this year is swing. I thought this might be a good book to add to my knowledge on how to develop good swing....however, it didn't quite work for me. I found myself disinterested in many of the stories. They were long and it seemed like it took a long time to get to the point. After about 150 pages I considered abandoning it, but instead, I skipped a bunch of stories and tried to look for some nuggets. I was also irritated by the multitude of footnotes. Just put it in the paragraph if it really matters! I was touched by the author's vulnerable story at the end. He looks way to young in his picture to have gone through financial disaster, homelessness and divorce already!
Goodreads says:
Award-winning entrepreneur and journalist Shane Snow reveals the counterintuitive reasons why so many partnerships and groups break down--and why some break through.
The best teams are more than the sum of their parts, but why does collaboration so often fail to fulfill this promise? In Dream Teams , Snow takes us on an adventure through history, neuroscience, psychology, and business, exploring what separates groups that simply get by together from those that get better together.
You'll
* How ragtag teams--from soccer clubs to startups to gangs of pirates--beat the odds throughout history.
* Why DaimlerChrysler flopped while the Wu-Tang Clan succeeded, and the surprising factor behind most failed mergers, marriages, and partnerships.
* What the Wright Brothers' daily arguments can teach us about group problem solving.
* Pioneering women in law enforcement, unlikely civil rights collaborators, and underdog armies that did the incredible together.
* The team players behind great social movements in history, and the science of becoming open-minded.
Provocative and entertaining, Dream Teams is a landmark work that will change the way we think about people, progress, and collaboration.
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