“Great leaders bring out the best in their teams. This handbook from two experts makes the latest evidence on team leadership accessible to anyone looking for insight in a messy and complex world.”

Adam Grant
New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take

“Ideas about teams and teamwork are antiquated and cliché. This deeply researched, practical, and anecdote-filled book offers a thoroughly unique model and cutting-edge perspective on the complexity of teams in today’s global space. 3D Team Leadership not only teaches you about teamwork, but also when and how to focus on unleashing individual potential.”

Andrea Kremer
Emmy Award-winning journalist, Chief Correspondent, NFL Network, and Correspondent, HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

“At some point, you realize that your personal success is dependent on your ability to inspire, motivate, and guide others to their own great performances. For most of us, this starts with being a team leader. Kirkman and Harris walk you through the process of making sense of even the most complex teams, and empowering your members to achieve their own potential.”

D. Stacy Betts
Senior Director, Americas Partner Organization, Cisco

“We are busier than ever leading multiple teams and partnering with people across global locations. 3D Team Leadership teaches us how to direct our focus in order to work smarter, not harder. It’s a valuable book for leaders who seek a practical approach and the tools to implement it.”

Sandy Ho
Senior Director of Talent Management, Carter’s

“Too many people struggle to collaborate effectively as they wonder how to juggle their colleagues’ competing demands. If this sounds familiar, 3D Team Leadership is the book for you. Drawing on the best of practice and research, Kirkman and Harris provide a user-friendly framework to help you allocate and focus your time and attention across teams, subteams, and individual team members. This book helps you work smarter to get the most from your teams.”

Jeff Polzer
UPS Foundation Professor of Human Resource Management, Harvard Business School

“Kirkman and Harris provide a persuasive and engaging view of how today’s organizations actually use teams. More importantly, they advance tried and true, evidence-backed leadership lessons in a way that will resonate with anyone who frequently works in a team setting.”

Barry Hall
Director of Strategic Initiatives, CSX Corporation

“Effective teams are fundamental to all organizations. 3D Team Leadership offers an organized and thoughtful leadership model with a common sense approach to teams that can help any leader. ‘There is no “I” in team’ will mean something new and improved to all who share the wisdom granted to us by Kirkman and Harris. This excellent, well organized, and practical text will help leaders focus and work smarter.”

Frank Rosinia
Executive Vice President & Chief Quality Officer, John Peter Smith Health System

“3D Team Leadership is the best, most current, and most complete look at teams available today. Both deeply rigorous and immediately practical, the book transforms the latest research on teams into a bold and original action plan. Even in the world’s most complex contexts, this book helps leaders achieve greatness.”

Jake Breeden
Author of Tipping Sacred Crows

“With a clear and humorous writing style and lively tone that speaks directly to readers, this book focuses on how modern teams work, adding a novel twist to our traditional view.”

Tanya Menon
Ohio State University, co-author of Stop Spending, Start Managing

“Kirkman and Harris don’t just tell team leaders to shift focus depending on the circumstances. With evidence, clarity, and wit, they show precisely how to do so for greatest success.”

Robert Cialdini
Arizona State University, author of Influence and Pre-Suasion

“Given the reality of today’s teams–global, remote, often 24/7–it is time for a fresh look at this topic. 3D Team Leadership is the must-read for those engaged in and, especially, leading modern teams. It provides a detailed, example-filled breakdown of challenges and real-world solutions.”

Jon Pershke
Vice President, Strategy, Transformation, and Customer Solutions, Lenovo

“This book provides answers to the critical question of how we should lead teams in an age of uncertainty. Digging deeply into theory and practice, the authors offer practical advice supported by pithy, real-world examples. Their archeological exploits reveal the roles and critical importance of individuals, subteams, and teams as a whole. As layer upon layer is revealed, so too is a map of how leaders need to develop.”

Deborah Ancona
MIT Sloan School of Management, author of X-Teams

“3D Team Leadership provides a remarkably fresh perspective on team dynamics. A must-read for any professional leading in today’s global and changing environment, Kirkman and Harris demystify the art and science of team motivation and outline powerful, practical solutions to improve results.”

Jessica Steinberg
Senior Director of Human Resources, The Home Depot

“Working across different time zones, incompatible technology platforms, language barriers, conflicting cultural norms, and competing priorities? Kirkman and Harris provide a straightforward, evidence-based lens for understanding and maximizing performance in even the messiest team environments—with specific consideration for global teams.”

Katharyne Gabriel
Human Resources Director, YUM! Brands

“3D Team Leadership is a very valuable resource for anyone teaching leadership. With the perfect balance of accessibility, on the one hand, and a firm grounding in scientific theory and research on the other, it provides a contemporary approach to real issues with teams and multi-team systems.”

John R. Hollenbeck
Michigan State University

“3D Team Leadership is a substantive handbook on which I can rely to make sense of any team situation. It debunks fundamental ‘truths,’ engages on a deep yet accessible level, and provides a roadmap to better team leadership. Kirkman and Harris show that despite what has already been said of teams and leaders, we still have a lot to discover. It’s a one-stop-shop that I’m happy to have on my desk.”

Gentzy Franz
Director of People, Uptake

“3D Team Leadership provides practitioners with a new framework for understanding successful teams. By following the guidelines laid out in this book, readers will be able to place appropriate emphasis on individuals, teams, and subteams—enhancing their performance as a leader.”

M. Travis Maynard
Colorado State University