6 Ways To Make A Team of Rivals Work

6 Ways To Make A Team of Rivals Work: When Barack Obama was asked how he’d build a successful government, he referenced one of his all-time favourite books: ‘Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln’. It describes how Lincoln appointed a cabinet of his three biggest rivals (who loathed him), and united them to win the Civil War. This, Obama said, was what he’d do – appoint the best person for the job, regardless of their affiliation, history or any personal grudge.