Flash Teams

This book explores the rise of flash teams, short-lived, purpose-built groups assembled on demand and amplified by AI, and shows how leaders can orchestrate flexible talent to deliver high-impact outcomes quickly. It provides practical frameworks for recruiting, onboarding, coordinating, and dissolving transient teams while building trust and psychological safety, and explains how AI tools can aid matchmaking, knowledge transfer, and decision support. Case studies and playbooks highlight common pitfalls, from fragmented accountability to bias in automated systems, and offer policies to preserve organizational learning and equity. Aimed at executives, project leads, and HR innovators, the book offers a roadmap for leading in a fast, fluid future of work where adaptability, clear roles, and human-centered AI are essential.