Optimizing team performance

Purpose: This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach: This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings: Companies with highly engaged individual employees in their ranks can strengthen team performance. Engagement has a positive impact that can be increased when employees also show firm commitment to the firm and are prepared to demonstrate this by participating in various organizational citizenship behaviors. Originality/value: The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.