Toady's companies are fast turning to teams as a means of organising and doing work. In theory, teams increase productivity; they improve communication; they make better use of resources; they are more creative and more efficient at solving problems, they make and implement higher-quality descicions. In reality however, many companies and managers have found teams prone to problems that make them ineffective. Teams become confused about goals; they have a difficult time making descicions; individuals don't accept their roles; team members often aren't rewarded appopriately, and team leaders don't always act like one. Packed with practical questions and answers about teams, this award-winning bookidentifies the obstacles preventing teams from achieving their potential and suggests ways to remove them.

Why Teams Don't Work

Harvey Robbins

Business & Money

Orion Business

Re-engineering; Total Quality Management; Delayering; Value-based disciplines; Benchmarking; Transfomation. Companies have embraced dozens of new change initiatives in recent years. Yet despite well-intentioned efforts, the bottom line is depressingly the same: Change is not working, or is not working well. Workers, managers, team leaders and CEO's alike are wondering "what went wrong?"In this timely book, award winning business writers Robbins and Finley reveal the missteps, miscaluculations and lessons learnt by companies on the road to change, focusing on the most neglected aspect of the whoe change process: the human factor.

Why Change Doesn't Work

Michael Finley

Texere Publishing,US

It could happen today. You are called into the office, and the boss tells you that due to unforeseen circumstances, starting today you will be in charge of a team, a project, an office, a committee, or a business unit. Without any warning (or preparation on your part) you've become an accidental leader. 
If you have been thrust into a position of sudden responsibility, you need The Accidental Leader. This book is a first aid kit that gives you the information and inspiration you need to <ul>
<li>Know what you bring to the challenge― your pluses and minuses</li> <li>Define success and achieve it</li> <li>Get other people on your side</li> <li>Overcome your natural shortcomings</li> <li>Get organized― right now</li> <li>See through the apparent system to the culture within</li> <li>Direct people and get them to act</li> </ul>
The Accidental Leader is your lifeline to leadership success. It is filled with practical answers to the many leadership questions that you will face.

The Accidental Leader: What to Do When You're Suddenly in Charge

Robbins, Harvey

Finley, Michael

Management & Leadership

Jossey-Bass

Today's companies are fast turning to teams for organizing and doing work. Yet, many managers have found teams prone to problems that make them ineffective. But fad or not, teams are here to stay - and when they do work, companies and managers benefit enormously. In this much acclaimed book (winner of the Financial Times Global and Business Books Award) - now updated and revised - the authors identify the obstacles that prevent teams from achieving their potential. They provide practical methods and tools to enable team members and managers to make the promising of teams - greater effiency, flexibility and productivity - come true.

Why Teams Don't Work : What Went Wrong and How to Make It Right

Thomson Learning Emea

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