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Author Kayser, Thomas A., 1942-

Title Building team power : how to unleash the collaborative genius of teams for increased engagement, productivity, and results / Thomas A. Kayser. [O'Reilly electronic resource]

Edition 2nd ed.
Imprint New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2011.
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Description 1 online resource (xx, 283 pages) : illustrations
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The pressure for collaborative leadership and partnerships in organizations -- The call for collaborative leadership : whitewater global markets and transformation of organizational structures -- The core elements of collaborative partnerships : six ingredients required for success -- An integrative framework linking the book's chapters : your pathway to unleashing the collaborative genius of work teams -- Seven "how to" collaborative leadership behaviors for building team power -- Mutual trust : the heart of collaborative leadership -- Decision making : the range of options and the forces impacting your decision choice -- Consensus building : facilitating whole-group support -- Conflict management : facilitating seven steps to collaborative conflict resolution -- Delegation effectiveness : increasing the capacity of others to act -- Team problem solving I : a systematic, collaborative model for all occasions -- Team problem solving II : structured methods for creating, displaying, and analyzing problem solving data -- A collaborative leader in action building a collaborative partnership -- The budget cut : a case study integrating what has been learned.
Summary The collaborative team-building guidebook that takes Mining Group Gold one step further "Now more than ever before, organizations need to build and maintain a culture of trust and collaboration. This updated edition of Building Team Power brings Tom Kayser's important concepts to a new generation of leaders. Read this book and take its lessons to heart-you can't afford not to."--Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager ® and Lead with LUV "A must-read for individuals wishing to build successful teams in today's complex, highly interconnected, and global environments. Having worked directly with Tom over the years, I can confirm that his principles work!" -Jim Stoffel, Executive Partner, Trillium-Group, LLC, and previously Senior Vice President, Eastman Kodak and Vice President and General Manager, Xerox "A well-organized toolkit of ready-to-use techniques to enable fast, cross-silo, teambased problem solving and value creation-critical new capabilities in our increasingly competitive industry!" -Dr. Jean A. Dames, Senior Manager, Strategic Sales & Leadership Effectiveness, American Express "Tom Kayser is an author worth reading. His book, Building Team Power, is about how to help teams collaborate and win in today's highly competitive marketplace. This is a significant addition to the existing business literature on work team collaboration. Read it and become a better leader." -John Vester III, Principal, Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory Service "Tom Kayser delves into the intrinsic values that unleash the full potential of teams. Building Team Power is a must for every leader!" -Rose Fass, Founder and CEO, fassforward consulting group " Building Team Power is to your team what the owner's manual is to your car: the onestop resource for how it works, how to maintain it, and what to do first if it breaks down." -Ed Muzio, CEO, Group Harmonics, Inc.; author of Make Work Great After 30 years at Xerox and in the course of his consulting work, Tom Kayser discovered a major shift in how people work. The old school of rigid "command-and-control" management no longer gets results. To stay productive and competitive in today's world, the key word is "collaboration." By studying and isolating what makes teams succeed in the workplace, Kayser has developed a system of proven team-building techniques that anyone can apply to his or her own group situations. His step-by-step program shows you how to: Solve problems faster, smarter, and better D ...
Language English.
Subject Teams in the workplace.
Équipes de travail.
Teams in the workplace
Indexed Term Leading Teams
Other Form: Print version: Kayser, Thomas A., 1942- Building team power. 2nd ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2011 9780071746748 (DLC) 2010032043 (OCoLC)651153798
ISBN 9780071750257 (electronic bk.)
0071750258 (electronic bk.)
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