Smart leaders, smarter teams : how you and your team get unstuck to get results /


Roger M. Schwarz.
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
San Francisco, Calif. : : Jossey-Bass, , 2013.
Omfang
1 online resource (273 p.)
Utgave
1st ed.
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Praise for Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Who This Book Is For; Overview of the Book; Background; CHAPTER 1: How Well Does Your Team Really Work?; "One Leader in the Room"?; Stuck in Unilateral Control: An Example; Why Leaders Stay Stuck; Changing an Unproductive Mindset; Adopting Fresh Assumptions; Aligning Structures with Your Values; Avoiding What You Can't Share; Building Trust Across Relationships; Mindset Is Key to Changing How You Lead; Your Mindset as an Operating System; The Limiting Mindset: Unilateral Control. - Ask What You Really Want to KnowUse Examples to Agree on What Important Words Mean; Behavior 4: Explain Reasoning and Intent; The Transparency Test; Don't Bury the Lead; Half-Way There; CHAPTER 5: Putting the Puzzle Together: Mutual Learning Behaviors 5-8; Behavior 5: Focus on Interests, Not Positions; Four Steps to Building Commitment; Why Listing Pros and Cons Doesn't Work; "Don't Come With a Problem Unless You Have a Solution"; Behavior 6: Test Assumptions and Inferences; Don't Believe Everything You Think; How You Tell Yourself Stories: The Ladder of Inference. - Becoming Aware of Your Ladder of Inference. - CHAPTER 4: Getting the Puzzle Pieces on the Table: Mutual Learning Behaviors 1-4Behavior 1: State Views and Ask Genuine Questions; Raise Your Curiosity, Don't Lower Your Passion; Make Sure Your Questions Are Genuine; Curiosity Doesn't Mean Agreement; Behavior 2: Share All Relevant Information; Share Information That Doesn't Support Your View; Share Information Even If It Might Upset Others; Share Your Feelings; Be Timely in Sharing Information; Be Transparent When You Can't Be Transparent; Behavior 3: Use Specific Examples and Agree on What Important Words Mean; Name Names. - The Transforming Mindset: Mutual LearningMind the Gap; CHAPTER 2: How You and Your Team Get Stuck: The Unilateral Control Approach; Why Unilateral Control Gets Results You're Trying to Avoid; Values Built Into the Unilateral Control Mindset; Assumptions Built Into the Unilateral Control Mindset; Recognizing the Unilateral Control Mindset in Yourself; Unilateral Control Behavior; Results of Unilateral Control; How Unilateral Control Reinforces Itself; Do You Have a Choice?; CHAPTER 3: Getting Unstuck to Get Results: The Mutual Learning Approach; Values of the Mutual Learning Mindset. - Transparency and Curiosity: Creating a Common Pool of Understanding for Better ResultsInformed Choice and Accountability: For Better Decisions and Commitment; Compassion; Assumptions of the Mutual Learning Mindset; Mutual Learning Behaviors; Results of Mutual Learning; Better Team Performance; Better Team Working Relationships; Greater Individual Well-Being; How Mutual Learning Reinforces Itself; Is Unilateral Control Still an Option?; Extending Mutual Learning to the Whole Team; A Team Mindset of Mutual Learning; Team Behaviors; Team Design. - A proven approach for helping leaders and teams work together to achieve better decisions, greater commitment, and stronger results More than ever, effective leadership requires us to work as a team, but many leaders struggle to get the results they need. When stakes are high, you can't get great results by just changing what you do. You also need to change how you think. Organizational psychologist and leadership consultant Roger Schwarz applies his 30+ years of experience working with leadership teams to reveal how leaders can drastically improve results by changing their individu
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Dewey
ISBN
1-118-22165-6. - 1-299-27715-2
Hylleplass
HD66 .S394 2013

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