Purpose – The aim of the paper is to share the recipe that enables a team-builder to build in the workplace, out of any group of individuals, a high-performing team in four hours.

Design/methodology/approach – After a period of research and testing, the recipe was formulated and successfully implemented over a 15-year period with more than 1,000 groups.

Findings – The recipe confirmed the research findings by A.J. Romiszowski that the effective team improves the intellectual and creative thinking skills, as well as the sociability, of the individual.

Practical implications – The recipe enables radical improvement in individual, team and organisational performance.

Originality/value – The recipe is unique and is the only methodology to enable a high-performing team to be built rapidly, delivering to any organisation a quantum leap in individual and team performance.