A book by Geoffrey Bellman and Kathleen Ryan

Extraordinary GroupsExtraordinary Groups

How Ordinary Teams Achieve Amazing Results

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Extraordinary E-Groups, Part II

Extraordinary E-Groups, Part II

I’d like to continue with the theme of c. If you missed last week’s post, you might give it a quick read in order to have the context of what follows here and learn about Natanya’s story. Read Full Post.

Extraordinary E-Groups, Part I

More and more people come together to get things done in virtual groups: teams of people who communicate with each other via technology at least 75% of the time. Members of these groups are in different locations that can cross regions, time zones, countries or continents. Given the challenges that we humans have in collaborating with one another when we are face-to-face, it makes sense to wonder, "Is it possible for an e-group to be extraordinary?" Read Full Post.

To See Extraordinary Groups, Read the News

During the last three+ years that Geoff Bellman and I have been working on Extraordinary Groups, the news has often been a source of examples of groups that are amazing. An initial clue to the example is the word-choice within printed headlines or a broadcaster's lead-in: words such as inspiring, amazing, fantastic, or unexpected describe an experience or results. Read Full Post.