Management Teams

"Altogether the company of supposed supertalent proved an astonishing disappointment."

"The culture of any employing body tends to favour a particular type of personality."

"Resource Investigators get around, find out what is going on, meet people, and pose well thought-out questions."

"The quickest and surest way of changing the fortunes of a firm is to replace the man at the top."

"What observers recorded was the emergence of one member of a team who, as often as not, had not figured very prominently until a crucial decision had to be made."

"Unsuccessful teams do not necessarily suffer from poor morale or poor apparent team work."

"A well-composed team has enough talent and resilience to recover from any reverse."

"If managers have more than one part to play in teams they will need to establish clearly the team-roles they are _not_ going to play."

"The compatibility of members of the management team is crucial to its effectiveness."

"A team-role approach to government could involve both its professional and political arms in an embracing operation around the generation of ideas, assessment, and decision-making."