Leadership Trapeze: Strategies for Leadership in Team-Based Organizations (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series) - Hardcover

Wilson, Jeanne M.; George, Jill; Wellins, Richard S.; Byham, William C.

9781555426132: Leadership Trapeze: Strategies for Leadership in Team-Based Organizations (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555426131 ISBN 13: 9781555426132

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1994

A down-to-earth guide to the powerful and dynamic process of team development and the important role of leadership from team start-up through maturity. For team members wrestling with leadership, managers responsible for guiding teams, and executives trying to hold it all together, interviews with leaders as well as managers who have made the transition to self-directed teams illustrate the changes in behavior and organizational support required to master the skills of leadership today. In addition, the book includes a wide array of interactive tools such as training plans, self-assessment checklists for team leaders, and discussion guides crafted to help managers and team members identify key strengths, target problem areas, evaluate progress, and hone vital team and leadership skills.

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About the Author:

JEANNE M. WILSON Jeanne M. Wilson, Jill George, Richard S. Wellins, and William C. Byham are affiliated with Development Dimensions International (DDI), a leading training and development company in Pittsburgh. Wilson, Wellins, and Byham coauthored Empowered Teams (Jossey-Bass, 1991). Byham is also author of the best-selling Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990). JILL GEORGE Jeanne M. Wilson, Jill George, Richard S. Wellins, and William C. Byham are affiliated with Development Dimensions International (DDI), a leading training and development company in Pittsburgh. Wilson, Wellins, and Byham coauthored Empowered Teams (Jossey-Bass, 1991). Byham is also author of the best-selling Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990). RICHARD S. WELLINS Jeanne M. Wilson, Jill George, Richard S. Wellins, and William C. Byham are affiliated with Development Dimensions International (DDI), a leading training and development company in Pittsburgh. Wilson, Wellins, and Byham coauthored Empowered Teams (Jossey-Bass, 1991). Byham is also author of the best-selling Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990). WILLIAM C. BYHAM Jeanne M. Wilson, Jill George, Richard S. Wellins, and William C. Byham are affiliated with Development Dimensions International (DDI), a leading training and development company in Pittsburgh. Wilson, Wellins, and Byham coauthored Empowered Teams (Jossey-Bass, 1991). Byham is also author of the best-selling Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990).

Review:

``Managing a self-managing team is no longer an oxymoron! This book blends theory and real-life examples in a practical guide for those who manageor want to managein a team-based setting. I wish our managers had this resource when we started our self-manaing work teams in 1987!'' —Jeffrey Hahn, second vice president, Insurance Services, Aid Association for Lutherans

``A practical `how-to' guide for everyonetop management, team leaders, and support professionalsto use in coaching team development. Our team members could have saved many sleepless nights if this book had been available a year ago. Leadership Trapeze will become one of our development resources alongside Empowered Teams!'' —Dave Natysin, regional vice president, McDonald's Corporation

``This is a down-to-earth guidebook that can help to make the often-frustrating transition to self-directed teams a satisfactory experience for everyone involved.''

``The authors discuss the element of `new leadership' in the age of team-based organizations and provide thoughtful and practical help for anyone making the transition.... Gritty issues like burnout, dealing with skepticism, building trust, and working with `virtual' teams also make this book useful.''

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