When Teams Work Best
Title | When Teams Work Best PDF eBook |
Author | Frank M. J. LaFasto |
Publisher | SAGE |
Pages | 270 |
Release | 2001-08-21 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780761923664 |
Based on 20 years of research, this dynamic book combines the study of teamwork and the latest applications.
When Teams Work Best
Title | When Teams Work Best PDF eBook |
Author | F. La Fasto |
Publisher | SAGE |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 0761923675 |
Teamwork
Title | Teamwork PDF eBook |
Author | Carl E. Larson |
Publisher | SAGE |
Pages | 156 |
Release | 1989-08 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780803932906 |
What are the secrets of successful teams? Why do some teams achieve remarkable success while others fail or are consigned to mediocrity? To find the answers, Carl E. Larson and Frank M.J. LaFasto conducted a three-year study of teams and team achievement. Interviewing a wide range of teams, including the space shuttle Challenger investigation team, executive management teams and a championship football team, Larson and LaFasto discovered a surprising consistency in the characteristics of effective teams. In Teamwork, they explore the eight properties of successful teams: a clear, elevating goal; a results-driven structure; competent team members; unified commitment; collaborative climate; standards of excellence; external support and recognition; and principled leadership. A final chapter examines the priority of the steps that lead to the building of a high performance team. The authors strive to make the concepts concrete, coupling solid theory with straightforward, practical advice on how to apply it and with lively, fascinating anecdotes. The volume will appeal to practitioners, scholars, and advanced students in the areas of organization studies and management, as well as interpersonal communication.
Teams That Work
Title | Teams That Work PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Tannenbaum |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2020-09-01 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 0190056975 |
Why do some teams thrive, while others struggle? In the modern workplace, employees collaborate. Managers are expected to be effective team leaders and employees are expected to be valued teammates. But many teams struggle. Being part of a struggling team can be unpleasant, but it can also hurt your career and waste company resources. In Teams That Work, Scott Tannenbaum and Eduardo Salas present the seven drivers of team effectiveness and the clearest recommendations on what really makes teams great. Applying the lessons they've learned from working with high-stakes, high-risk team situations to any kind of organization, they will dispel some of the most enduring myths (e.g., can you be both a star and a great team player?), feature the most useful psychological research, and share real-world illustrations of effective teams in action. Readers will find actionable, evidence-based tips for being an effective team leader, a great team member, a supportive senior leader, or an impactful consultant.
Leading Teams
Title | Leading Teams PDF eBook |
Author | J. Richard Hackman |
Publisher | Harvard Business Press |
Pages | 330 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1578513332 |
Hackman (social and organizational psychology, Harvard U.) identifies the factors of being a team leader that will enable a team to work together efficiently to achieve organizational goals. He suggests that five conditions are necessary: having a real team, a compelling direction, an enabling team structure, a supportive organizational context, and expert team coaching. He integrates insights from interviews with team leaders with concepts from the social sciences. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Ideal Team Player
Title | The Ideal Team Player PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick M. Lencioni |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 2016-04-25 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1119209617 |
In his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni laid out a groundbreaking approach for tackling the perilous group behaviors that destroy teamwork. Here he turns his focus to the individual, revealing the three indispensable virtues of an ideal team player. In The Ideal Team Player, Lencioni tells the story of Jeff Shanley, a leader desperate to save his uncle’s company by restoring its cultural commitment to teamwork. Jeff must crack the code on the virtues that real team players possess, and then build a culture of hiring and development around those virtues. Beyond the fable, Lencioni presents a practical framework and actionable tools for identifying, hiring, and developing ideal team players. Whether you’re a leader trying to create a culture around teamwork, a staffing professional looking to hire real team players, or a team player wanting to improve yourself, this book will prove to be as useful as it is compelling.
EMPOWERED
Title | EMPOWERED PDF eBook |
Author | Marty Cagan |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 435 |
Release | 2020-12-03 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1119691257 |
"Great teams are comprised of ordinary people that are empowered and inspired. They are empowered to solve hard problems in ways their customers love yet work for their business. They are inspired with ideas and techniques for quickly evaluating those ideas to discover solutions that work: they are valuable, usable, feasible and viable. This book is about the idea and reality of "achieving extraordinary results from ordinary people". Empowered is the companion to Inspired. It addresses the other half of the problem of building tech products?how to get the absolute best work from your product teams. However, the book's message applies much more broadly than just to product teams. Inspired was aimed at product managers. Empowered is aimed at all levels of technology-powered organizations: founders and CEO's, leaders of product, technology and design, and the countless product managers, product designers and engineers that comprise the teams. This book will not just inspire companies to empower their employees but will teach them how. This book will help readers achieve the benefits of truly empowered teams"--