Committed Teams

"Committed Teams starts with a simple insight—that the fundamentals of good teamwork are easy to understand but tough to put into practice. It's full of engaging stories and practical advice for closing the knowing-doing gap."
—Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals

"As an NFL executive and former 15-year professional player, I know the power of a team. The authors have broken down teamwork to an understandable science that will inform all who seek to master the art of working together for a common goal."
—Troy Vincent, Sr., Executive Vice President of NFL Football Operations

MARIO MOUSSA teaches in the Executive Programs at Wharton School of Executive Education. He also advises senior leaders at the world's top companies and organizations. He has delivered keynotes and workshops for executives in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Istanbul, Sao Paolo, Delhi, Mumbai and Paris, and throughout the U.S. A widely published author and public speaker, Dr. Moussa co-wrote (with G. Richard Shell) The Art of Woo: Using Strategic Persuasion to Sell Your Ideas. His work has been featured on NPR and in print publications such as TIME Magazine,Businessweek, U.S. News and World Report, The Harvard Management Update, and The Financial Times.

MADELINE BOYER is a Lecturer at the Wharton School of Business and a Senior Consultant at Percipient Partners. She is a business anthropologist whose research and teaching focuses on new workplace phenomena, such as shared and collaborative workspaces and geographically dispersed teams. Fluent in Spanish and English, she was born and raised in the Panama Canal Zone and is keenly aware of cross-cultural management issues. She has worked with a wide range of clients, including leading health and research institutions, non-profits, Fortune 500 companies, and Wharton Executive Education. Her specialties include stakeholder research, change management, strategic planning, executive development and teamwork. She has lectured internationally on co-working, the global shared workspace movement, and online community dynamics.

DEREK NEWBERRY is a Lecturer at the Wharton School of Business and teaches in its Executive Programs. He is also a Senior Consultant at Percipient Partners. As a business anthropologist, he advises corporate leaders on the human factors that drive organizational effectiveness. Dr. Newberry has worked with organizations in a wide-range of industries, including energy, banking, management consulting, and healthcare. He has published extensively and lectured internationally on cultural barriers to organizational change, including speaking engagements at the World Bank, Copenhagen Business School, Stanford University, and the University of São Paulo. He received his Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania.