HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams (with featured article "The Discipline of Teams," by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith)

Name: HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams (with featured article "The Discipline of Teams," by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith)
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SKU: 9781422189870
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By Lynda Gratton and Jon R. Katzenbach and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt and Harvard Business Review

Series: HBR's 10 Must Reads

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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams dives into the essential elements of successful teamwork and the dynamics that enable high-performance groups. This collection, featuring insights from renowned experts, explores themes like effective communication, leadership, and team-building strategies. The book aims to equip readers with tools to foster collaboration and drive team success in various business environments.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book may appeal to you if you're keen on enhancing team dynamics and leadership skills in a business setting. It offers key insights and strategies from top management thinkers, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in improving team performance and collaboration.

Assemble and steer teams that get results. These ten essential Harvard Business Review articles will help you ramp up your team's performance, rally the troops and keep them accountable, fight constructively, and set goals everyone can agree on.

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Most teams underperform. Yours can beat the odds.

If you read nothing else on building better teams, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you assemble and steer teams that get results.

Leading experts such as Jon Katzenbach, Teresa Amabile, and Tamara Erickson provide the insights and advice you need to:

Boost team performance through mutual accountability
Motivate large, diverse groups to tackle complex projects
Increase your teams' emotional intelligence
Prevent decision deadlock
Extract results from a bunch of touchy superstars
Fight constructively with top-management colleagues

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams is praised for its insightful guidance on building and managing effective teams. Reviewers appreciate the collection of articles, highlighting the practical advice drawn from a variety of expert perspectives. The featured article by Katzenbach and Smith is especially noted for its in-depth exploration of team dynamics and effectiveness.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781422189870

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 March 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press

Illustration: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 226g

Pages: 208

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Business & Entrepreneurship Business Leadership & Management Company Culture & Human Resources Harvard Business Review Jon R. Katzenbach Kathleen M. Eisenhardt Lynda Gratton Non-Fiction Series: HBR's 10 Must Reads

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Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 11 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

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