At the top of companies, there are not lonely CEOs, but top teams. Their world is highly complex and dangerous. Their actions must be characterized by team spirit. However, top managers are also just human and often act far less rationally than they realize. How do alpha managers become an effective top team? How do top managers turn conflicts into productive energy? Kai W. Dierke and Anke Houben take a look behind the closed doors of executive floors. They explain which factors make a leadership team top-notch and show how, with these disciplines of success, leadership as a team performance can be achieved sustainably.