Creating Teams with an Edge

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 will help managers at all levels to motivate teams to achieve higher performance.
The Harvard Business Essentials series is for managers at all levels but is especially relevant for new managers. It offers on-the-spot guidance, coaching, and tools on the most relevant topics in business. Each book includes the critical information that managers need on a given topic-from budgeting to hiring to communication to strategy-and offers interactive tools and worksheets that translate advice into action. Providing ready answers to day-to-day issues, these guides make sound, trusted mentoring advice available whenever managers need it.

"Creating Teams with an Edge": the complete skill set to build powerful and influential teams. 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 will help managers at all levels to motivate teams to achieve higher performance. The "Harvard Business Essentials" series is for managers at all levels but is especially relevant for new managers. It offers on-the-spot guidance, coaching, and tools on the most relevant topics in business. Each book includes the critical information that managers need on a given topic - from budgeting to hiring to communication to strategy - and offers interactive tools and worksheets that translate advice into action. Providing ready answers to day-to-day issues, these guides make sound, trusted mentoring advice available whenever managers need it. Other books in the "HBE Series" are: "Managing Change and Transition"; "Hiring and Keeping the Best People"; "Finance for Managers"; "Business Communications"; "Innovation"; and "Negotiation".

Book Description

Creating Teams with an Edge: The Complete Skill Set to Build Powerful and Influential Teams

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 will help managers at all levels to motivate teams to achieve higher performance.

The Harvard Business Essentials series is for managers at all levels but is especially relevant for new managers. It offers on-the-spot guidance, coaching, and tools on the most relevant topics in business. Each book includes the critical information that managers need on a given topic-from budgeting to hiring to communication to strategy-and offers interactive tools and worksheets that translate advice into action. Providing ready answers to day-to-day issues, these guides make sound, trusted mentoring advice available whenever managers need it.

Other Books in the HBE Series:

Managing Change and Transition

Hiring and Keeping the Best People

Finance for Managers

Business Communications

Innovation

Negotiation

About the Author

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.

Book Dmension
Height (mm) 210 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Width (mm) 156

Introduction
1 Team concepts : understand these first 　　　　　　　　　　　　1
2 Essentials for an effective team : the foundation of success 　13
3 Forming the team : the crew and its charter 　　　　　　　　　　25
4 Getting off on the right foot : important first steps 　　　　45
5 Team management challenges : where leaders matter 　　　　　　67
6 Operating as a team : putting ideas to work 　　　　　　　　　91
7 The virtual team : a collaborative challenge 　　　　　　　　　107
8 Becoming a team player : your most important assignment 　　　　127
App. A : Useful implementation tools 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　139
App. B : A guide to effective coaching 　　　　　　　　　　　　　145
App. C : Team troubleshooting guide 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　153
Notes 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　155
Glossary 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　159
For further reading 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　161
Index 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　165
About the subject adviser 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　171
About the writer 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　172