In this new Professional Practice volume, all-star editors and contributors highlight the evidence, the lessons learned, the principles and the findings that matter when composing and managing work teams. The book is organized around (1) the organizational influence on teams; (2) the leaders contribution to the teams; (3) how the context matters in teams and (4) what applications or interventions work.   Chapter 1: The science and practices of teamwork: An overview Chapter 2: Why Teamwork Matters? The Organization and Its Influence: Chapter 3: Overcoming Silent Barriers to Team Performance: The Role of Organizational Learning in Shaping the Context for Team Performance and Commitment. Chapter 4: Creating a Culture that Allows Teams to Succeed. Chapter 5: The Power of Incentives in Teams The Leaders Chapter 6: Shared Team Leadership: What Goes Wrong and how to get it right. How to Develop Team Leadership. Chapter 8: Three Essentials for Leadership Teams. Chapter 9: Developing Teams to Lead Strategic Change: Lessons From the Field. The Organizational Context Chapter 10: Virtual Teams: Challenges and Opportunities. Chapter 11: How to Improve Outcome in Distributed Work Groups? Chapter 12: Using Teamwork to Build a Culture of Safety in Healthcare: The DoD Journey Chapter 13: I-O Psychology in Health Care Services the UK National Health Service Chapter 14: Culture and Collaboration The Applications and Interventions Chapter 15: Can Team Training Enhance Teamwork in Organizations?: What Works... Chapter 16: Conducting Team Debriefs that Work: Lessons from Research and Practice. Chapter 17: Achieving Optimal Team Composition for Success. Commentaries Chapter 18: Commentary by Practitioner Chapter 19: Commentary by Scientist Summary Chapter 20: Emerging Trends in Practice