X-teams : how to build teams that lead, innovate, and succeed /
Ancona, Deborah G.
X-teams : how to build teams that lead, innovate, and succeed / Deborah Ancona and Henrik Bresman. - Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, (c)2007. - 1 online resource (xxix, 229 pages) : illustrations
"Advance reader's copy"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
The road to hell -- New kinds of organizations and new kinds of teams -- External activity -- Extreme execution -- Flexible phases -- X-factors -- Tools for X-teams: from theory to action -- Crafting an infrastructure for innovation: the X-team program -- X-teams: distributed leadership in action.
Why do good teams fail? Very often, argue Deborah Ancona and Henrik Bresman, it is because they are looking inward instead of outward. Based on years of research examining teams across many industries, Ancona and Bresman show that traditional team models are falling short, and that what's needed--and what works--is a new brand of team that emphasizes external outreach to stakeholders, extensive ties, expandable tiers, and flexible membership. The authors highlight that X-teams not only are able to adapt in ways that traditional teams aren't, but that they actually improve an organization's abi.
9781422148068
Teams in the workplace--Management.
Electronic Books.
HD66 / .X743 2007
X-teams : how to build teams that lead, innovate, and succeed / Deborah Ancona and Henrik Bresman. - Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, (c)2007. - 1 online resource (xxix, 229 pages) : illustrations
"Advance reader's copy"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
The road to hell -- New kinds of organizations and new kinds of teams -- External activity -- Extreme execution -- Flexible phases -- X-factors -- Tools for X-teams: from theory to action -- Crafting an infrastructure for innovation: the X-team program -- X-teams: distributed leadership in action.
Why do good teams fail? Very often, argue Deborah Ancona and Henrik Bresman, it is because they are looking inward instead of outward. Based on years of research examining teams across many industries, Ancona and Bresman show that traditional team models are falling short, and that what's needed--and what works--is a new brand of team that emphasizes external outreach to stakeholders, extensive ties, expandable tiers, and flexible membership. The authors highlight that X-teams not only are able to adapt in ways that traditional teams aren't, but that they actually improve an organization's abi.
9781422148068
Teams in the workplace--Management.
Electronic Books.
HD66 / .X743 2007