It Takes Two or Three - The Superpower of Small Teams
Brad Borkan
Everyone talks about leadership and teamwork, but where are the truly inspiring examples? Look closer, and you’ll find extraordinary small teams behind many of history’s greatest achievements.
It Takes Two or Three reveals the secrets of epic teamwork. Discover how small teams shaped the world—from the women’s rights movement in the 1800s to the Wright Brothers’ first flight in the early 1900s, from Hillary and Tenzing’s summit of Mount Everest to Apollo astronauts overcoming life-or-death crises. Even creative duos like Gilbert and Sullivan, who barely got along, produced legendary work.
With gripping true stories from the world of exploration and discovery, mountaineering, art and design, rock and roll, Hollywood, and much more, this book uncovers what makes a team succeed—and why even the best sometimes fall apart. Packed with valuable insights on leadership and innovation, and written by the award-winning author team of Borkan and Hirzel, It Takes Two or Three - The Superpower of Small Teams is an unforgettable journey that will change the way you think about collaborating with others.
Duration - 8h 33m.
Author - Brad Borkan.
Narrator - Dennis Kleinman.
Published Date - Thursday, 09 January 2025.
Location:
United States
Description:
Everyone talks about leadership and teamwork, but where are the truly inspiring examples? Look closer, and you’ll find extraordinary small teams behind many of history’s greatest achievements. It Takes Two or Three reveals the secrets of epic teamwork. Discover how small teams shaped the world—from the women’s rights movement in the 1800s to the Wright Brothers’ first flight in the early 1900s, from Hillary and Tenzing’s summit of Mount Everest to Apollo astronauts overcoming life-or-death crises. Even creative duos like Gilbert and Sullivan, who barely got along, produced legendary work. With gripping true stories from the world of exploration and discovery, mountaineering, art and design, rock and roll, Hollywood, and much more, this book uncovers what makes a team succeed—and why even the best sometimes fall apart. Packed with valuable insights on leadership and innovation, and written by the award-winning author team of Borkan and Hirzel, It Takes Two or Three - The Superpower of Small Teams is an unforgettable journey that will change the way you think about collaborating with others. Duration - 8h 33m. Author - Brad Borkan. Narrator - Dennis Kleinman. Published Date - Thursday, 09 January 2025.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:14
Introduction: The Need to Collaborate
Duration:00:12:37
Chapter 1: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Duration:00:13:32
Chapter 2: Dynamic from the Start
Duration:00:13:02
Chapter 3: Stamina
Duration:00:10:04
Chapter 4: Progress
Duration:00:11:20
Chapter 5: The Wright Brothers
Duration:00:13:29
Chapter 6: Passion and Perseverance
Duration:00:18:17
Chapter 7: Not in a Thousand Years
Duration:00:15:10
Chapter 8: Peary and Henson
Duration:00:14:28
Chapter 9: Striving Northward
Duration:00:14:11
Chapter 10: 'North Pole'
Duration:00:19:09
Chapter 11: Wilson, Bowers and Cherry-Garrard
Duration:00:13:52
Chapter 12: A Journey like no Other
Duration:00:05:56
Chapter 13: The Windswept Terrace
Duration:00:09:58
Chapter 14: Art Nouveau and Modernism
Duration:00:12:04
Chapter 15: Photography
Duration:00:09:03
Chapter 16: Modern Art and Literature
Duration:00:06:51
Chapter 17: Gilbert and Sullivan
Duration:00:11:42
Chapter 18: At the Savoy Theatre
Duration:00:13:33
Chapter 19: Rogers, Hammerstein and Others
Duration:00:14:38
Chapter 20: Woodward and Bernstein
Duration:00:12:11
Chapter 21: Learning to Work as a Team
Duration:00:09:05
Chapter 22: The Truth Emerges
Duration:00:05:47
Chapter 23: Josiah and Eleanor Creesy
Duration:00:11:16
Chapter 24: Defying Convention
Duration:00:10:17
Chapter 25: Around Cape Horn
Duration:00:09:05
Chapter 26: Hollywood and Popular Culture - Pre-War Era
Duration:00:07:51
Chapter 27: 1950s and Beyond
Duration:00:11:16
Chapter 28: Music, Vegas, Sports
Duration:00:10:39
Chapter 29: Hillary and Tenzing
Duration:00:11:05
Chapter 30: The Most Handsome Man
Duration:00:16:09
Chapter 31: Fnding the Right Leader
Duration:00:08:55
Chapter 32: Hell Fire Alley
Duration:00:07:33
Chapter 33: Could They Do It
Duration:00:16:08
Chapter 34: Apollo 13
Duration:00:12:45
Chapter 35 Lift Off
Duration:00:15:52
Chapter 36: Critical Team Moments
Duration:00:13:08
Chapter 37: Shackleton and Wild
Duration:00:08:11
Chapter 38: Shackleton Picks his Man
Duration:00:17:49
Chapter 39: Proceed
Duration:00:12:53
Chapter 40: Cape Wild
Duration:00:13:05
Chapter 41: What can we Learn from all This
Duration:00:13:15
Chapter 42: The Most Important Lesson
Duration:00:05:09
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:34