In Extreme Teams, Robert Bruce Shaw explains “why Pixar, Netflix, Airbnb, and other cutting-edge companies succeed where most fail.” They create a workplace culture within which great teams are most likely to thrive.

Shaw suggests takeaways for each chapter. These conclude Chapter 3:

o Most firms hire based on a job candidate’s resume — assessing how well his or her skills fit the demands of a specific job.

o Cutting-edge firms, in contrast, place equal if not greater emphasis on a person’s fit to their culture.

o Cultural fit is important in three areas: each person must embrace the group’s higher purpose, the value it places on results, and the value it places on relationships.

o The best firms and teams develop robust processes to screen for these traits in the hiring an promotion of their people.

Extreme Teams was published by AMACOM (February 2017).

Robert Bruce Shaw assists business leaders in building organizations and teams capable of superior performance. His specialty is working closely with senior executives, as individuals and as groups, on organizational and leadership effectiveness. Robert works with leaders in new positions to help them transition into their roles and with longer-tenured leaders seeking to enhance their impact.

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