Darrell Rigby

Darrell Rigby is an American business leader, author, and speaker, best known as one of the world’s foremost management experts on developing and leading high-performing teams. Rigby has authored or co-authored several books on collaboration and teamwork, including “The Great Teams”, “Collaborative Advantage” and “Leading on the Edge of Chaos”. His work focuses on developing and maintaining successful teams, from large-scale multi-national corporations down to small local startups, spanning a variety of sectors, industries, and cultures.

Rigby earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Michigan and a MBA from Harvard BusinessSchool. His career has been focused in the private equity and venture capital markets, where he has served in various executive capacities for over four decades. During this time, Rigby has developed a prominent role in the business consulting world, providing guidance and expertise on various strategic issues, including leadership, collaboration and culture.

Throughout his career, Rigby has been a vocal advocate of collaborative leadership and teamwork. Rigby believes that effective teamwork can empower organizations to unlock their full potential, harnessing the collective knowledge and energy of a team to achieve greater success. He outlines the various components of successful collaboration, ranging from setting the right environment to identifying common goals and creating shared responsibility.

Rigby has written extensively on the topic of collaboration and teamwork, including the popular ”The Great Teams” , co-authored by Harvard Business School professor Joseph L. Badaracco and also co-authoring “Collaborative Advantage” with Christopher Meyer. In “The Great Teams”, Rigby examines the different types of teams, including command and control teams, dysfunctional teams and learning teams. Through this book, Rigby explores the commonalities of successful teams, along with the necessary conditions for creating an effective and successful team.

In ”Collaborative Advantage”, Rigby provides an in-depth look at the new competitive landscape, and the importance of collaboration and teamwork. This book outlines the need to move from a competitive landscape to a collaborative landscape, where innovative partnerships between firms create sustainable competitive advantages. Through his research, Rigby highlights the growing importance of collaboration, outlining the various tools and techniques necessary to remain competitive in the modern business world.

For over four decades, Rigby has been an influential management expert, consultant and author, providing guidance and leadership on various strategic issues, including team dynamics and collaboration. His books on the topic provide valuable insight into the various components of successful teamwork and collaboration, with the potential to transform any organization. His books are recommended readings for all business leaders looking to develop and lead high-performing teams.