| Title | Great business teams: cracking the code for standout performance / Howard M. Guttman | Books |
| Name(s) | Guttman, Howard M. (Main Author)
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| Publication | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2008
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| Physical Details | xi, 239 p.; ill.; 24 cm.
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| Subjects | Teams in the workplace--Management
Employee empowerment
Senior leadership teams
Communication in organizations
Group decision making
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| ISBN | 9780470122433 (hc.)
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| Classmarks | 658.402
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| Notes | Bib. & Index: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Cracking the high-performance code -- The new high-performance leader -- The new high-performance player -- Aligning for high performance -- Accelerating to high performance -- How great teams make decisions -- How great teams manage meetings -- How great teams communicate -- From great teams to a great organization -- Great leaders and teams: challenges, responses, and remaining issues -- Appendix A: Player-centered leadership -- Appendix B: The skills of a great team member.
Summary: "In Great Business Teams, author and management consultant Howard Guttman cracks the secrets of top performing business teams._ Every organization and every team, Guttman says, faces challenges as they go about the task of solving problems and making decisions. Some seem to take challenges in stride and_move quickly to resolution._Others flounder and_are forced to rise to new challenges. Successful teams enable their organizations to endure as "great companies." They're able to ride the cross currents in lean times and to reach for the stars in upturns. In order to_discover how great business teams are formed, perform, and sustain highest levels of achievement, this book will head to the marketplace to examine a variety of teams in a variety of industries. The book will zero in on the challenges each of them face, assess how they deal with_these challenges_and_explore their evolution to high-performance entities."--Publisher's description.
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Category | | 00438195 | Jafet Library | J | 658.402:G985g:c.1 | Available | Standard Loan |
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