Welcome!

This is the companion website for Creating High Performance Teams: Applied Strategies and Tools for Managers and Team Members by Ramon J. Aldag and Loren W. Kuzuhara. Creating High Performance Teams is an accessible and thorough new introduction to a key area of business education. Built on a solid foundation of the most up to date research and theory, chapters are packed with case studies, real-world examples, tasks and discussion questions, providing both students and managers alike with the knowledge and skills necessary to take on teams in any situation.

What you will find on this website:

For Students:

  • Annotated links to further resources
  • Additional case studies and interviews
  • Flashcards to test your knowledge
  • Chapter review questions

For Instructors:

  • Instructor’s Resource manual
  • PowerPoint slides
  • Images and figures used in the text provided in an easily downloadable format
  • In class activities and worksheets, and teaching notes

What people are saying about the book:

‘Aldag and Kuzuhara have written the book I've been wanting: beyond its thorough coverage of the latest teams-related literature, it provides skill-building exercises and plenty of examples from work organizations; it is engaging to read and filled with practical wisdom.  Students and managers of teams will love it.’

  • Marianne J. Koch, PhD, Associate Dean and Professor of Management, Golden Gate University, USA

‘Aldag and Kuzuhara have created an exceptional framework for understanding and building high performance teams. Each chapter builds incrementally to facilitate student insight and adaptive behaviour within teams. The footnotes/references and callouts for cases are a great resource for further analysis by the learners. To me, the chapter on Socializing, Building Trust, Training, Motivating, and Leading Teams provided significant wisdom into the challenges of sharing, communication, and authentic trust amongst members of a team. Too often, integrating these concepts into a textbook falls flat; but not with this text.’

  • Michael J.D. Sutton, PhD, Associate Professor, Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business, Westminster College, USA