Thank you for downloading this AMACOM eBook. Sign up for our newsletter, AMACOM BookAlert, and receive special offers, access to free samples, and info on the latest new releases from AMACOM, the book publishing division of American Management Association. To sign up, visit our website: www.amacombooks.org EXTREME TEAMS EXTREME TEAMS WHY PIXAR, NETFLIX, AIRBNB, AND OTHER CUTTING-EDGE COMPANIES SUCCEED WHERE MOST FAIL ROBERT BRUCE SHAW To J. Richard Hackman and his passionate quest to build better teams CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: Revolutionizing the Way We Work CHAPTER 1: Results and Relationships CHAPTER 2: Foster a Shared Obsession CHAPTER 3: Value Fit over Capabilities CHAPTER 4: Focus More, then Less CHAPTER 5: Push Harder, Push Softer CHAPTER 6: Take Comfort in Discomfort CHAPTER 7: Teams at the Extremes ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTES INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR FREE SAMPLE CHAPTER FROM DRIVEN BY DIFFERENCE BEST-SELLERS FROM AMACOM ABOUT AMACOM INTRODUCTION REVOLUTIONIZING THE WAY WE WORK