In his book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni offers a leadership fable that every management professional must read.

Lencioni reminds us that , Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is powerful and so rare.”

“If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.”

Everyday I witness how the lack of real teamwork restricts progress and destroys organizations.  This is a must read.