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In his book Organizing Genius (Basic Books, 1998), author Warren Bennis declares the age of the empowered individual ended. He goes on to note that ‘collaborative advantage’ is what matters now, then proceeds to distill several examples (from Disney Animation Studios to the 1992 Clinton Campaign) where this team-oriented organizational structure is put to work and successful. The moral of his story: When like minds work in tandem, the possibilities are immeasurable. 

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