To discover what differentiates various levels of team performance, where and how teams work best, and how to enhance their effectiveness, the authors talked with hundreds of people involved in more than fifty different teams. The Wisdom of Teams includes stories and case examples involving real people and situations and shows why teams will be the primary building blocks of company performance in the future. Commitment to performance goals and common purpose is more important to team success than team building Opportunities for teams exist in all parts of the organisation Successful team leaders do not fit an ideal profile and are not necessarily the most senior people on the team.
【作者简介】
Jon R. Katzenbach is a published author and consultant who is best known for his work on the informal organization.
Katzenbach is a senior partner in the New York office of Booz & Company. Previously, he a founder of Katzenbach Partners LLC, a firm specializing in organization, leadership, workforce performance, and strategy. Over the last 10 years, he built Katzenbach Partners to be one of the leading management consulting firms through guiding the firm to deliver client impact across a range of industries and clients.
Over the course of his career, Katzenbach has become a recognized leader in counseling high profile CEOs and corporate leaders. His work in CEO successions includes facilitating transitions for a number of leading businesses.
【目录】
Authors' Note
Acknowledgments
Introduction What We Have Learned
Prologue A Note About What to Expect
Part One Understanding Teams
Chapter 1 Why Teams?
Chapter 2 One Team: A Story of Performance
Chapter 3 Team Basics: A Working Definition and Discipline
Chapter 4 High-Performance Teams: Very Useful Models
Part Two Becoming A Team
Chapter 5 The Team Performance Curve
Chapter 6 Moving up the Curve: From Individual to Team Performance
Chapter 7 Team Leaders
Chapter 8 Teams, Obstacles, and Endings: Getting Unstuck
Part Three Exploiting the Potential
Chapter 9 Teams and Performance: The Reinforcing Cycle
Chapter 10 Teams and Major Change: An Inevitable Combination
Chapter 11 Team Performance at the Top: A Difficult Challenge
Chapter 12 Top Management's Role: Leading to the High-Performance Organization
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