Management Teams: Why They Succeed or Fail by R. Meredith Belbin

Meredith Belbin's work on teams has become part of everyday language in organizations all over the world. All kinds of teams and team behaviours are covered. At the end of the book is a self-perception inventory so that readers can match their own personalities to particular team roles. "Management Teams" is required reading for managers concerned with achieving results by getting the best from their key personnel. It is one of the most widely read, imaginative and influential books on this vital area of management research. It is a classic title now containing range of mini case-studies of Belbin's theories in action.