Research derived from studying different work areas, ranging from hospital operating rooms to Wall Street, suggests that the way people work together is the most important attribute leading to an endeavor's success, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Two Harvard Business School professors, Robert Huckman and Gary Pisano, evaluated the work of Pennsylvania heart surgeons who practice at more than one hospital. The death rates from similar procedures performed by the same surgeon can vary as much as fivefold at different hospitals. Most of the time, patients did better in the hospital where their surgeon performed more operations.