Effective Teams E-Book

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Serie: J-B Single Issue Leader to Leader
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 153

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

Beschreibung

The effective use of teams has long been one of the hottest topics in business. Here you will find a variety of viewpoints on this crucial subject, from some of the country's most prominent writers on the subject, including Patrick M. Lencioni and Jon R. Katzenbach. These articles--curated from the award-winning Leader to Leader journal--form a kaleidoscope of ideas and inspirations for how teamwork can be improved in your organization. You'll find groundbreaking research, examples from top organizations, and best practices to guide you. A number themes appear within. One particularly important theme is communication. This is especially true of Ichak Adizes' "Communication Strategies for Leading Teams," but also in the contributions from John Gallagher, Lisa Haneberg, Laurence Haughton, Howard M. Guttman, Jon R. Katzenbach, Douglas K. Smith, and Carol Sturman. Another is decision making, particularly in Don Maruska's "Making Great Team Decisions," but also elaborated on by Haughton, Guttman, Adizes, and Jack Uldrich.

Leseprobe

Contents

Cover

Introduction

Leading in a Virtual Learning Team

Structure and Flow of the Model

Team Development

Leadership Development

Personal Leadership Growth

A Paradigm Shift in Education

The Way Ahead

To Improve Teamwork, Huddle Up!

Huddling for Top Performance

Tips and Techniques

Creating Hot Teams

A Prototype for Creating Hot Teams

Four Dos for Hot Teams

Hot Teams—Impractical or Practical?

Partnering to Solve Team Problems

Detecting Trouble

Where to Find a Partner

How a Skilled Partner Can Help

What to Look for in a Partner

The Trouble with Teamwork

Vulnerability-Based Trust

Healthy Conflict

Unwavering Commitment

Unapologetic Accountability

Collective Orientation to Results

The Discipline of Virtual Teams

Two Disciplines, Not One

Using the Technology Well

The Single-Leader Bias in Virtual Work

Practical Pointers

Master the Disciplines First

Making Great Team Decisions

Fear Undermines Decision Making

The Legacy of Fear

Using Hope to Overcome Fear

Translating Hopes into Action

Leading into the Unknown: How Lewis and Clark Built a Great Team

Laying the Foundation

Leading by Example

Persistence, Optimism, and Courage

Pushing the Limit

Infusing the Spirit of Discovery

Communication Strategies for Leading Teams

Managing Productive Conversations

Managing Group Decision Making

Putting the Pieces Together

Dare to Dream

Innovate and Inspire

Create a Special Work Environment

Flatten Hierarchy

Play and Stay Together

Reaching Our Full Potential Together

Looking to the Future

INTRODUCTION

The effective use of teams has long been one of the hottest topics in business. Many metaphors have been invoked, from jazz bands and orchestras to sports teams, for how organizations can employ teamwork for better results. You will find a variety of viewpoints in this collection about this crucial subject, from the pages of the award-winning publication Leader to Leader. You’ll hear from some of the country’s most prominent writers on the subject, including Patrick M. Lencioni and Jon R. Katzenbach.

The concept of teams is multi-faceted and complex. It is also inherently more difficult and nuanced than individual development. Rather than building the effectiveness of one person, it requires lifting and coordinating the capabilities of multiple people. It is notoriously difficult to accomplish, as evidenced by the steady flow of books and other materials on the subject. Few causes can be as important as leveraging and combining the talents of everyone in your workplace. The material you’ll discover here is varied and inventive. It will provide you with new ways to think about how you can create or improve great teams within an organization, business or otherwise.