Leadership Trapeze: Strategies for Leadership in Team-Based Organizations (Jossey-Bass Management Series) - Softcover
Designed for managers responsible for guiding teams & executives struggling to facilitate transition, this book provides a clear map of how to start, support, & sustain teams. It shows how organizations can foster team development at every stage by providing the necessary training & resources for leaders. It also offers recommendations for leaders on interacting with teams at each stage. Using case studies, interviews with working managers, & their own research, the authors demonstrate how the demand for skilled leadership actually increases rather than decreases in team-based organizations. Illustrated.
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From the Back Cover:
A down-to-earth guide to the powerful and dynamic process of team development and the important role of leadershipfrom team start-up through maturity. For team members wrestling with leadership, managers responsible for guiding teams, and executives trying to hold it all together, interviews with leaders as well as managers who have made the transition to self-directed teams illustrate the changes in behavior and organizational support required to master the skills of leadership today.|In addition, the book includes a wide array of interactive toolssuch as training plans, self-assessment checklists for team leaders, and discussion guidescrafted to help managers and team members identify key strengths, target problem areas, evaluate progress, and hone vital team and leadership skills.
About the Author:
Jeanne M. Wilson is affiliated with Development Dimensions International (DDI), a leading training and development company in Pittsburgh. Wilson coauthored Empowered Teams (Jossey-Bass, 1991).
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- PublisherProquest/Csa Journal Div
- ISBN 10 0608217689
- ISBN 13 9780608217680
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages286
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