Collaborative Intelligence: Using Teams to Solve Hard Problems

Intelligenceprofessionalsarecommonlyviewedassolooperators.Butthesedaysintelligenceworkismostlyaboutcollaboration.Interdisciplinaryandeveninter-organizationalteamsarenecessarytosolvethereallyhardproblemsintelligenceprofessionalsface.Tragically,theseteamsoftendevolveintowheel-spinning,contentiousassembliesthatgetnothingdone.Ormembersmaydisengagefromateamiftheyfinditsworkfrustrating,trivial,orawasteoftheirtime.Eventeamswithaspiritofcamaraderiemaytakeactionsthatareflat-outwrong.Butthereisalsogoodnews.ThisbookdrawsonrecentresearchfindingsaswellasHarvardProfessorRichardHackman’sownexperienceasanintelligencecommunityresearcherandadvisortoshowhowleaderscancreateanenvironmentwhereteamworkflourishes.Hackmanidentifiessixenablingconditions–suchasestablishingclearnormsofconductandprovidingwell-timedteamcoaching–thatincreasethelikelihoodthatteamswillbeeffectiveinanysettingortypeoforganization..Althoughwrittenexplicitlyforintelligence,defense,crisismanagement,andlawenforcementprofessionalsitwillalsobevaluableforimprovingteamsuccessinallkindsofleadership,management,service,andproductionteamsinbusiness,government,andnonprofitenterprises.