Episode description

Scott Tannenbaum is the co-author of Teams That Work: The Seven Drivers of Team Effectiveness, which we discuss in this episode. Tannenbaum, who wrote Teams That Work with Eduardo Salas, has spent more than 25 years working with, providing evidence-based advice to, and conducting highly cited research on teams across a vast array of settings and challenges. As the President of the Group for Organizational Effectiveness, he has advised hundreds of organizations globally, including more than 75 Fortune and Global 1000 companies across every major business sector. He's also supported teams that work on oil rigs, parachute into fires, perform surgery, dive undersea, engage in combat, treat cancer, play rugby, and prepare for future space missions. He was named a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology who honored him with their Distinguished Professional Contributions Award.

Links and Other Information

• Scott Tannenbaum’s consulting firm   
• More about Scott Tannenbaum’s co-author and fellow expert on teams, Eduardo Salas  
• Check out Teams That Work on Amazon
• More about the book is on this website 
• Forbes interview with both Scott Tannenbaum and Eduardo Salas about the book 
• Scott Tannenbaum on Twitter