When Teams Work Best: 6,000 Team Members and Leaders Tell What it Takes to Succeed - Hardcover

LaFasto, Frank M. J.; Larson, Carl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761923667 ISBN 13: 9780761923664

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2001

Synopsis

What makes some teams achieve extraordinary outcomes, while other fall disappointingly short of the mark?

Frank LaFasto and Carl Larson have systematically explored that question for more than 20 years. In 1989, they published the best-selling book TeamWork; What Must Go Right/What Can Go Wrong, which reported the results of an in-depth study of some of the most successful teams in recent history and identified the eight characteristics of high performance teams.

When Teams Work Best advances this groundbreaking research by probing more deeply inside the workings of hundred of teams―some effective and some faltering. For over a decade, the authors collected and analyzed responses from more than 6,000 team members and leaders across a variety of industries, in both public and private sectors, to find out exactly what conditions help or hinder teams in achieving their goals. The voices of these team members―often eloquent, always enlightening―are heard through the quotations that appear throughout the book.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"All work in all organizations is done through teamwork. Successful organizations and leaders recognize this and build work environments, structures and skills that allow teams and collaborative behavior to thrive. It's a difficult task however, and "When Teams Work Best" provides an unusually in-depth perspective into why. Based on over 6,000 interviews "When Teams Work Best" provides a rare view of the dynamics at work within organizations and among team members, and provides solid practical advice and tools for improving the effectiveness of all teams. CEO's take note, this one's blunt, useful, and refreshing." Randy Harward, Quality Director, Patagonia, Inc.

About the Author:

Frank LaFasto, Ph.D., recently retired as Senior Vice President of Organization Effectiveness after 30 years with Cardinal Health, Inc., a multinational health care company. An internationally recognized author and lecturer on management issues, Frank has more than 35 years’ experience helping organizations build and sustain successful teams.  Frank has written two best-sellers on the subject: Teamwork and How Teams Work Best, co-authored by Carl Larson.  He currently consults with private and public sector organizations to help them build effective teams, lead critical change initiatives, and develop executive talent. Frank resides in Lake Forest, Illinois.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0761923667
• ISBN 13: 9780761923664
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256