Details a management development programme on board a 300‐ton, three‐masted, topsail schooner. Provides an evaluation of the programme and concludes that participating executives will learn enough about teamwork to repay the investment.

Discusses the development of the Team Management System. Describes the Team Management Wheel with its nine key roles from Controller Inspector to Creator Innovator. Explains the role of the linker manager and the production of a personal profile for each team member. Concludes it provides an...

Describes the training of senior managers from the Soviet Lada automobile plant in a UK management centre. Notes the need for intensive cultural and technical briefing and familiarisation sessions prior to the two‐week course. Explains the content as being built around team building and most...

Conventional wisdom presumes that accounting professionals have little capability for creative thinking. An alternative view is that accountants display creativity when provided with organisational opportunities. This view has been tested in a comparative study of professionals drawn from...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Michael Tobin, author of Forget Strategy. Get Results. Design/methodology/approach – Interview. Findings – This paper discusses his background, his management style and explains his use of unconventional techniques to get...

This paper compares the immediate impact of an outdoor management development programme run in two different formats. The original OMD programme which was evaluated had a competitive format with individuals participating in teams on a variety of outdoor challenges in order to develop personal...

There is ample anecdotal evidence, as well as an emergent body of literature, which examines the role of entrepreneurial teams in the success and growth of businesses. Earlier research by the authors has demonstrated that the core competence required by founding entrepreneurs is the ability to...

In this article, the authors discuss the characteristics and dynamics of effective teams. They consider the factors influencing interpersonal interactions within a team and consequently propose that there is a variety of strategies which may be employed in any teambuilding initiative. The...

Organizations are increasing their reliance on virtual relationships in structuring operations for a global environment. Like all teams, virtual teams require a solid foundation of mutual trust and collaboration, if they are to function effectively. Identifying and applying appropriate team...

Agrees that the evidence of a vast array of research concerning teamwork is conclusive: teams are capable of outstanding performance and are the primary unit of performance for increasing numbers of organisations. Nevertheless, high performance teams (HPTs) are a rarity. Presents the results of...