Leadership Trapeze: Strategies for Leadership in Team-Based Organizations (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series) - Hardcover

Wilson, Jeanne M.; George, Jill; Wellins, Richard S.; Byham, William C.

 
9781555426132: Leadership Trapeze: Strategies for Leadership in Team-Based Organizations (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1555426131 ISBN 13: 9781555426132
Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1994

Synopsis

A down-to-earth guide to the powerful and dynamic process of team development and the important role of leadership from 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 tools such as training plans, self-assessment checklists for team leaders, and discussion guides crafted to help managers and team members identify key strengths, target problem areas, evaluate progress, and hone vital team and leadership skills.

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About the Author

JEANNE M. WILSON Jeanne M. Wilson, Jill George, Richard S. Wellins, and William C. Byham are affiliated with Development Dimensions International (DDI), a leading training and development company in Pittsburgh. Wilson, Wellins, and Byham coauthored Empowered Teams (Jossey-Bass, 1991). Byham is also author of the best-selling Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990). JILL GEORGE Jeanne M. Wilson, Jill George, Richard S. Wellins, and William C. Byham are affiliated with Development Dimensions International (DDI), a leading training and development company in Pittsburgh. Wilson, Wellins, and Byham coauthored Empowered Teams (Jossey-Bass, 1991). Byham is also author of the best-selling Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990). RICHARD S. WELLINS Jeanne M. Wilson, Jill George, Richard S. Wellins, and William C. Byham are affiliated with Development Dimensions International (DDI), a leading training and development company in Pittsburgh. Wilson, Wellins, and Byham coauthored Empowered Teams (Jossey-Bass, 1991). Byham is also author of the best-selling Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990). WILLIAM C. BYHAM Jeanne M. Wilson, Jill George, Richard S. Wellins, and William C. Byham are affiliated with Development Dimensions International (DDI), a leading training and development company in Pittsburgh. Wilson, Wellins, and Byham coauthored Empowered Teams (Jossey-Bass, 1991). Byham is also author of the best-selling Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990).

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.

From the Inside Flap

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.

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Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1555426131
ISBN 13 
9781555426132
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
316

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