McKinsey Quarterly 50th anniversary series

World-class teams

Winning teams are tough to find—and even tougher to build. In this classic McKinsey Quarterly article from 1992, the former captain of New Zealand’s mighty All Blacks rugby team, David Kirk, explains how to develop superlative performers. more

This article is part of a series celebrating the 50th anniversary of McKinsey Quarterly.

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