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Informationen zum Autor Since 1984, Harvard Business School Press has been dedicated to publishing the most contemporary management thinking, written by authors and practitioners who are leading the way. Whether readers are seeking big-picture strategic thinking or tactical problem solving, advice in managing global corporations or for developing personal careers, HBS Press helps fuel the fire of innovative thought. HBS Press has earned a reputation as the springboard of thought for both established and emerging business leaders. Klappentext Teams can be a driving force for organizational performance--and managers can play a key role in teams' ultimate success or failure. Highlighting the latest research on team development and dynamics--and including hands-on tools for improving communication, resolving conflicts, promoting interdependence, and more--this guide helps managers at all levels to motivate teams to achieve higher performance. Zusammenfassung Teams can be a driving force for organizational performance--and managers can play a key role in teams' ultimate success or failure. Highlighting the latest research on team development and dynamics--and including hands-on tools for improving communication! resolving conflicts! promoting interdependence! and more--this guide helps managers at all levels to motivate teams to achieve higher performance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Team Concepts: Understand These First; Essentials for an Effective Team: The Foundation of Success; Forming the Team: The Crew and Its Charter; Getting Off on the Right Foot: Important First Steps; Team Management Challenges: Where Leaders Matter; Operating as a Team: Putting Ideas to Work; The Virtual Team: A Collaborative Challenge; Becoming a Team Player: Your Most Important Assignment