Leading teams : setting the stage for great performances /
J. Richard Hackman.
- Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business School Press, (c)2002.
- xiii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Teams -- The challenge -- Enabling conditions -- A real team -- Compelling direction -- Enabling structure -- Supportive context -- Expert coaching -- Opportunities -- Imperatives for leaders -- Thinking differently about teams.
"Teams have more talent and experience, more diverse resources, and greater operating flexibility than individual performers. So why do so many teams either struggle unpleasantly toward an unsatisfactory conclusion - or, worse, crash and burn shortly after launch?" "J. Richard Hackman, one of the world's leading experts on group and organizational behavior, argues that the answer to this puzzle is rooted in flawed thinking about team leadership. It is not a leader's management style that determines how well a team performs, but how well a leader designs and supports a team so that members can manage themselves."--Jacket.