Leading Self-Directed Work Teams : A Guide to Developing New Team Leadership Skills

Fisher, Kimball

ISBN 10: 0071349243 / ISBN 13: 9780071349246

Published by McGraw Hill, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Leading Self-Directed Work Teams : A Guide to Developing New Team Leadership Skills
• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071349243
• ISBN 13: 9780071349246
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A new edition of the book that lead the self-directed work teams revolution. Leading Self-Directed Work Teams is one of the best-selling books on teams ever published. Now, the perfect guide for any team leader has been revised and expanded to reflect the new realities of team-based organizations. By explaining how team leaders differ from conventional supervisors, this informative volume which is based on the author's successful seminars and workshops is especially useful for those managers who move from hierarchical to participatory structures.

This edition feature more practical examples and techniques than in the previous edition, new research, dozens of tips and checklists, case studies, and valuable training exercises. It has been used and praised by experts at Motorola, M.I.T., AT&T and many other organizations.

About the Author

Kimball Fisher is a cofounder of the Fisher Group, Inc., and has worked with many companies implementing high-performance management practices across North America, Western Europe, Asia, and Africa, including Amoco, Apple Computers, Chevron, Corning, Hewlett Packard, Mosanto, Motorola, NBC, Shell, Weyerhauser, and more. He is a popular speaker at conferences on teams, leadership, and organization design and has addressed audiences around the world.