Spectacular Teamwork: How to Develop the Leadership Skills for Team Success

Blake, Robert R.; Mouton, Jane S.; Allen, Robert L.

ISBN 10: 0471853119 / ISBN 13: 9780471853114

Published by Wiley, 1987

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Rubber stamp on the Title page otherwise a tight, clean, and unmarked copy.-" In modern organizations, the vast majority of people work in teams, and achieving successful results depends on how well people combine their efforts. This timely book explores the dynamics of teamwork and the basic dimensions by which a team's performance can be measured. Through realistic depictions of seven different team cultures, each with characteristics that readers can recognize in their own organizations, the authors analyze typical approaches and illustrate what works, what doesn't, and how to build a team that is strong and positive. The seventh illustration provides a concrete example of an excellent team which serves as a model for thinking about the real issues of effective teamwork. Each illustration comes with a series of diagnostic scales to evaluate how closely the readers' team matches the example. Blake and Mouton are the authors of The Managerial Grid, which has sold more than a million copies and has been used by hundreds of managers to help analyze their managerial style.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spectacular Teamwork: How to Develop the Leadership Skills for Team Success
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471853119
• ISBN 13: 9780471853114
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

In modern organizations, the vast majority of people work in teams, and achieving successful results depends on how well people combine their efforts. This timely book explores the dynamics of teamwork and the basic dimensions by which a team's performance can be measured. Through realistic depictions of seven different team cultures, each with characteristics that readers can recognize in their own organizations, the authors analyze typical approaches and illustrate what works, what doesn't, and how to build a team that is strong and positive. The seventh illustration provides a concrete example of an excellent team which serves as a model towards thinking about the real issues of effective teamwork. Each illustration comes with a series of diagnostic scales to evaluate how closely the readers' team matches the example. Blake and Mouton are the authors of The Managerial Grid, which has sold more than a million copies and has been used by hundreds of managers to help analyze their managerial style.