<DIV><p>Teams are critical to the success of every organization. Departmental, interdepartmental, cross-functional, ad hoc, task-specific&mdash;teams do everything from planning the office party to setting the annual budget to establishing performance goals.</p><p>But what separates the teams that really deliver from the ones that simply spin their wheels? What is the secret of high-performance teams?</p><p>As he did in <I>The Secret</I>, Mark Miller uses a compelling business fable to reveal profound yet easily grasped truths that can dramatically transform any organization. Debbie Brewster, the heroine of <I>The Secret</I>, has been promoted and is now struggling with taking her new team to the next level. Her old mentor, Jeff Brown, the company&rsquo;s CEO, sends her out to find the secret of teams. On her journey she learns from three very different teams&mdash;the Special Forces, NASCAR, and a local restaurant.</p><p>Debbie and her team discover the three elements that all successful teams have in common. But that&rsquo;s just the beginning. The devil is in the details, as the story of Debbie&rsquo;s efforts to actually implement the three elements shows. You&rsquo;ll learn how to change entrenched ways of thinking and acting, what you have to do to optimize each of the three elements of a successful team, how to measure your progress, and more.</p><p>Creating high-performance teams does more than just give your organization a competitive advantage. It can be a performance multiplier that significantly improves results while honoring and developing people. It may be the ultimate win-win-win that your organization is seeking.</p></DIV>