George Harrison's sad death is not only a cultural event. It teaches us something about how people work together.

The Beatles were one of the most successful teams of all time. Their recording career only lasted between 1962-70 but during that period they were the most successful global entertainment phenomenon. 30 years after they broke up they are bigger than ever, and have sold more records in the last five years than in the whole of their previous history. They stand alongside Disney, McDonalds and Nike as one of the great world-wide brands.

One of the reasons for this is that they were, between 1962 and 67, an almost perfect team. Using a well known team typology you can make informed guesses about the roles they took up.

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