What are the foundations for successful collaboration? What is the best way for teams to successfully achieve a common goal, and what are the unplanned dynamics that may emerge in the process? This book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of these issues, presenting the essential information about various types of team, management challenges and tools that can be used to shape the process. It deals both with success factors and with central processes such as team leadership, problem-solving and coordination. Special emphasis is given to ways of promoting collective learning and creativity within teams in the face of the dynamic momentum of today''s business world.