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Leading Teams
J. Richard Hackman
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Description for Leading Teams
Hardcover. Identifies the conditions that a leader can put in place to increase the likelihood of team success. The book describes five conditions that set the stage for performances: a real team, a compelling direction, an enabling team structure, a supportive organizational context, and the availability of competent coaching. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
Richard Hackman, one of the world's leading experts on group and organizational behavior, argues that teams perform at their best when leaders create conditions that allow them to manage themselves effectively. Leading Teams is not about subscribing to a specific formula or leadership style, says Hackman. Rather, it is about applying a concise set of guiding principles to each unique group situation--and doing so in the leader's own idiosyncratic way. Based on extensive research and using compelling examples ranging from orchestras to airline cockpit crews, Leading Teams identifies five essential conditions--a stable team, a clear and engaging direction, an enabling ... Read more
Richard Hackman, one of the world's leading experts on group and organizational behavior, argues that teams perform at their best when leaders create conditions that allow them to manage themselves effectively. Leading Teams is not about subscribing to a specific formula or leadership style, says Hackman. Rather, it is about applying a concise set of guiding principles to each unique group situation--and doing so in the leader's own idiosyncratic way. Based on extensive research and using compelling examples ranging from orchestras to airline cockpit crews, Leading Teams identifies five essential conditions--a stable team, a clear and engaging direction, an enabling ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781578513338
SKU
V9781578513338
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About J. Richard Hackman
J. Richard Hackman is the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology at Harvard University.
Reviews for Leading Teams
"Written with exceptional clarity and wit, and teeming with original, down-to-earth advice, Leading Teams is indispensable reading for anyone who works in teams, studies them, or wonders what makes them sink or soar." — Harvey Hornstein, Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University "This is the book I have been waiting for on team effectiveness. Based on findings and containing insights ... Read more